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lively adjective (lively, livelier, liveliest)
Lively means full of energy, fun and activity.
liver noun (a liver, livers; liver — uncountable as food)
The liver is a large organ in your body, under your ribs on the right, that cleans the blood, stores energy and helps digest food.
livery noun (a livery, liveries)
A special uniform worn by servants of a great house or by members of a company or guild in the past.
livestock noun (livestock — uncountable, used with a plural or singular verb)
1) Animals kept on a farm for food, milk, wool or work, such as cows, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens.
livid adjective (livid, more livid, most livid)
Very, very angry, so angry you can hardly keep calm.
lizard noun (a lizard, lizards)
1) A lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, four short legs and a long tail, such as a gecko or iguana.
llama noun (a llama, llamas)
1) A llama is a South American animal like a small camel without a hump, with a long neck and thick woolly coat, kept for carrying loads…
load noun (a load, loads); verb (load, loads, loaded, loading)
A load is something heavy that is carried, for example by a truck, a person or a washing machine.
loaf noun (loaf, loaves); verb (loaf, loafs, loafed, loafing — to be lazy)
A loaf is bread baked in one big piece, before it is cut into slices.
loam noun (loam — uncountable)
1) Loam is rich, dark soil made of a good mix of sand, silt and clay, with rotting plants in it; it is very good for growing things.
loan noun (a loan, loans); verb (loan, loans, loaned, loaning)
A loan is money that someone borrows and must pay back, often with extra money called interest.
loanword noun (a loanword, loanwords); also written «loan word»
A word one language has taken from another language and now uses as its own, like «pizza» from Italian or «kindergarten» from German.
loath adjective (also loth)
Loath means unwilling, not wanting to do something: loath to go.
loathsome adjective (more loathsome, most loathsome)
Loathsome means so nasty or disgusting that people hate it.
lob verb (lob, lobs, lobbed, lobbing); noun (a lob, lobs)
To lob something is to throw or hit it high in the air, in a slow curve.
lobby noun (a lobby, lobbies); verb (lobby, lobbies, lobbied, lobbying)
A large hall or entrance area just inside the front door of a hotel, theatre, flats or office building.
lobe noun (a lobe, lobes)
An earlobe (lobe) is the soft round part at the bottom of your ear.
lobed adjective (lobed)
Having lobes: rounded parts that stick out, like the parts of an oak leaf or of an ear.
lobster noun (a lobster, lobsters; plural sometimes lobster)
A sea animal with a hard shell, ten legs and two big claws, related to crabs.
local adjective; noun (the locals, a local)
Local means belonging to or near the place where you live, or a particular area.
locality noun (a locality, localities)
An area or neighbourhood; the place around a particular point.
locally adverb (locally)
In or near the place where you are or where you live; nearby.
locate verb (locate, locates, located, locating)
To find exactly where something or someone is.
located adjective/verb, past form of locate (locate, locates, located, locating)
If something is located in a place, it is there; that is where it is.
location noun (a location, locations)
A place or position where something is or happens.
loch noun (a loch, lochs)
1) (Scotland) A lake. 2) (Scotland) A long, narrow arm of the sea that reaches into the land, called a sea loch.
lock noun (a lock, locks); verb (lock, locks, locked, locking)
A lock is a device on a door, box or bike that keeps it closed so it can only be opened with a key, code or card.
lockbox noun (a lockbox, lockboxes)
A small box with a lock for keeping money, papers or valuables safe.
lockdown noun (a lockdown, lockdowns; lockdown — uncountable)
A lockdown is a time when people must stay at home and many places close, to stop a disease spreading.
locker noun (locker, lockers)
A locker is a small cupboard with a door and a lock, at school, in a gym or at a pool, where you keep your things.
locket noun (a locket, lockets)
1) A small piece of jewellery that opens like a tiny box, hung on a chain round the neck, holding a photo, a lock of hair or a keepsake.
lockjaw noun (lockjaw — uncountable)
An old everyday name for tetanus, a serious illness caused by germs getting into a wound, which makes muscles go stiff.
locomotion noun (locomotion, uncountable)
Locomotion is the ability to move from one place to another, or the way an animal or person moves.
locomotive noun (a locomotive, locomotives); adjective (locomotive — formal, science)
1) A railway engine that pulls a train. 2) (science, formal) To do with movement from place to place; «locomotion» is how animals move.
locust noun (a locust, locusts)
A large kind of grasshopper that sometimes gathers in huge swarms that fly far and eat all the crops.
lodge noun (a lodge, lodges); verb (lodge, lodges, lodged, lodging)
A small house or cabin in the country, mountains or a park, used for holidays, hunting or skiing.
lodger noun (a lodger, lodgers)
A person who pays to live in a room in someone else's house, often sharing the kitchen and bathroom with the family.
lodging noun (lodging, lodgings — often plural in UK); also the -ing form of the verb lodge
A place to stay for a short time, such as a room in someone's house or an inn.
loess noun (loess, uncountable)
A very fine, yellowish-brown soil made of dust blown by the wind, often after the Ice Age.
loft noun (a loft, lofts); verb (loft, lofts, lofted, lofting)
A loft is the room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storage (US: attic).
loftily adverb (no change)
Loftily means in a proud, grand way, as if you think you are better than others.
lofty adjective (lofty, loftier, loftiest)
1) Very high or tall: lofty mountains. 2) Very grand, noble or ambitious: lofty ideas. 3) Proud and acting as if better than others: a…
log noun (log, logs); verb (log, logs, logged, logging)
A log is a thick piece of a tree trunk or big branch that has been cut down.
logger noun (a logger, loggers)
A person whose job is cutting down trees and taking the logs away; a lumberjack.
loggerhead noun (a loggerhead, loggerheads); phrase (at loggerheads)
To be «at loggerheads» with someone is to disagree strongly and argue with them.
logging noun (logging, uncountable); verb form (log, logs, logged, logging)
Logging is the work of cutting down trees and taking the wood away to sell.
logic noun (logic; uncountable)
Logic is careful, clear thinking where each step follows from the one before, so you reach a sensible answer.
logical adjective (logical, more logical, most logical)
Logical means following clear and correct reasoning, so each step makes sense.
logo noun (a logo, logos)
1) A small picture, symbol or special design that a company, team, school or group uses so people recognise it.
loin noun (a loin, loins)
Loin is a cut of meat from the back of an animal, between the ribs and the hips: pork loin, lamb loin.
loiter verb (loiters, loitered, loitering)
To loiter is to stand or wait about without hurrying and without a clear reason.
lollipop noun (a lollipop, lollipops); informal: lolly (UK/Australia/NZ), sucker (US)
A hard sweet (candy) on a stick that you lick or suck.
lollop verb (lollop, lollops, lolloped, lolloping — informal)
1) To move along in a clumsy, bouncing, loose way, like a big puppy or a rabbit.
lolly noun (a lolly, lollies)
In the UK and Ireland, a lolly is an ice lolly (frozen juice on a stick) or a lollipop (a hard sweet on a stick).
londoner noun (a Londoner, Londoners)
1) A Londoner is a person who lives in or comes from London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.
lone adjective (lone)
Lone means alone, the only one there, with no others.
loneliness noun (loneliness, uncountable)
Loneliness is the sad feeling you have when you are alone or feel that nobody cares about you or understands you.
lonely adjective (lonely, lonelier, loneliest)
Lonely means feeling sad because you are alone or have no friends to be with.
lonesome adjective (lonesome, lonesomer, lonesomest — mostly US)
1) Sad because you are alone and have no friends or company; lonely. 2) Far from other people; empty and quiet, as in a lonesome road.
long adjective (long, longer, longest); adverb; verb (long, longs, longed — to wish)
Long tells how much length something has from one end to the other: «14 metres long».
longbow noun (a longbow, longbows)
A large bow, about as tall as a man, made of one piece of wood (often yew), used for shooting arrows.
longer adjective, adverb (comparative of long)
Longer means having more length than something else.
longest adjective (long, longer, longest); superlative of long
1) Longest means more long than all the others, from one end to the other. 2) Longest also means lasting the most time.
longevity noun (longevity, uncountable)
Longevity means living a long life: «Tortoises are famous for their longevity».
longing noun (longings)
A longing is a strong wish for something you want very much.
longingly adverb (longingly)
1) In a way that shows you want something very much, often something you cannot have.
longitude noun (longitude, longitudes)
The distance east or west of an imaginary line through Greenwich, London, measured in degrees from 0° to 180°.
longlegs noun (daddy longlegs; longlegs — rare alone)
Usually part of «daddy longlegs»: a name for long-legged creatures.
longship noun (a longship, longships)
1) A long, narrow wooden ship with oars and a square sail, used by the Vikings for raiding, trading and exploring.
loo noun (a loo, loos)
1) (informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) The loo is the toilet, or the room with the toilet.
look verb (look, looks, looked, looking); noun (a look)
To look is to turn your eyes to see something: look at the board.
looker noun (lookers; lookers-on)
1) A looker is a person who watches something without taking part; a looker-on is the same.
lookout noun (a lookout, lookouts; on the lookout); verb phrase «look out» (look out, looks out, looked out)
A lookout is a person who keeps watch for danger or for someone coming.
loom noun (a loom, looms); verb (loom, looms, loomed, looming)
A machine or frame for weaving thread into cloth.
loon noun (a loon, loons)
A large water bird of North America and northern Europe with a haunting call, good at diving for fish (called a diver in the UK).
looney adjective (looney, looneyer — rare; also spelled «loony»); noun (a looney, looneys)
1) (informal, can be rude) Looney means crazy or very silly. 2) (informal, rude) A looney is a person who acts in a crazy way; calling…
loonie noun (a loonie, loonies — Canada, informal)
A Canadian one-dollar coin, which has a loon (a water bird) on it.
loony noun (a loony, loonies); adjective (loonier, looniest) — informal, often offensive; also Canadian loonie
1) (informal, often rude or offensive) A crazy or very silly person. 2) (adjective, informal) Crazy or silly. 3) (Canada, spelt loonie)…
loop noun (a loop, loops); verb (loop, loops, looped, looping)
A loop is a shape like a circle made by a line, string or path that bends round and crosses or joins itself.
loophole noun (loopholes)
A loophole is a narrow slit in a castle or fort wall, through which archers could shoot.
loose adjective (loose, looser, loosest); adverb (loose); verb (loosen)
Loose means not tight: loose clothes, a loose belt.
loosely adverb (loosely, more loosely)
1) Not tightly: «Tie the rope loosely». 2) Not exactly or strictly; in a general way: «The film is loosely based on a true story». 3) Not…
loosen verb (loosen, loosens, loosened, loosening)
To make something less tight, firm or fixed: «loosen your belt», «loosen a screw».
loosestrife noun (loosestrife, uncountable; a loosestrife, loosestrifes for kinds)
1) A tall wild plant that grows by rivers, ponds and in damp places; purple loosestrife has spikes of bright purple-pink flowers, and…
loot noun (loot — no plural); verb (loot, loots, looted, looting)
Things that are stolen, especially by robbers or soldiers, or treasure that is taken.
lop verb (lops, lopped, lopping)
1) To lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head.
lope verb (lopes, loped, loping)
1) To lope is to run with long, easy, springing steps. 2) (in tales, dialect) To lope off means to go away at an easy, quick pace.
lopsided adjective (lopsided, more lopsided)
1) Lopsided means leaning to one side, with one side bigger, lower or heavier than the other. 2) A lopsided result or game is very unequal.
lord noun (a lord, lords; the Lord); exclamation (Lord! Good Lord!)
A lord is a man of high rank, especially a noble in the UK, and the title for such a man (Lord Smith).
lordly adjective (lordlier, lordliest)
1) Lordly means grand, proud and splendid, as a lord would be.
lordship noun (lordships)
1) A lordship is the rank or title of a lord. 2) (old use) 'Your lordship' is a polite way to speak to a lord.
lore noun (no plural)
Lore is knowledge and stories handed down by a people, such as folk tales and customs.
lorikeet noun (a lorikeet, lorikeets)
1) A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen…
lorry noun (lorry, lorries)
A lorry is a big vehicle for carrying goods on roads; in America and Canada it is called a truck.
lory noun (a lory, lories)
1) A small, brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, with a brush-tipped tongue for eating nectar and…
lose verb (lose, loses, lost, losing)
To lose is to no longer have something, often by mistake: lose a glove.
loser noun (a loser, losers)
A person or team that loses a game, race or competition.
loss noun (a loss, losses; loss — uncountable)
Loss is when you lose something or someone, or have less of it.
losses phrase (noun, plural: losses; singular a loss)
soldiers or people killed (and sometimes wounded) in war or a disaster.
lot noun (a lot, lots; a lot of / lots of); adverb use (a lot = very much); noun (a lot — a piece of land, a group of things for sale)
A lot or lots means a large number or a large amount: a lot of people, lots of water.

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