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- loth adjective (not compared; old spelling of 'loath')
1) Loth means unwilling or reluctant to do something. - lotion noun (a lotion, lotions; lotion — uncountable)
1) A lotion is a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect it, soften it or treat it. - lots noun (lots — plural of lot; «lots of»); adverb (lots — very much, informal)
«Lots» or «lots of» means a large number or amount: «lots of friends», «lots of water». - lottery noun (a lottery, lotteries)
A lottery is a game where people buy numbered tickets and winners are picked by chance to get money or prizes. - lotto noun (lotto; a lotto game, lottos – rare)
A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money. - lotus noun (a lotus, lotuses)
A lotus is a water plant with large round leaves and big pink or white flowers that rise above the water in ponds and lakes, mostly in Asia. - loud adjective (loud, louder, loudest); adverb (loud, loudly)
Loud means making a big sound that is easy to hear. - loudly adverb (loudly, more loudly, most loudly)
1) In a loud way; making a lot of noise or with a strong voice so it can be heard far away. - loudness noun (loudness — uncountable)
1) How loud a sound is; the strength of a sound that we hear. - loudspeaker noun (a loudspeaker, loudspeakers)
A device that turns electrical signals into sound and makes voices or music louder, so many people can hear. - lough noun (a lough, loughs)
1) (Ireland) A lough is a lake or a long, narrow arm of the sea in Ireland, like a Scottish loch. - lounge noun (a lounge, lounges); verb (lounge, lounges, lounged, lounging)
A lounge is a comfortable room in a house where people sit and relax; a living room or sitting room. - louse noun (a louse, lice; a louse, louses — slang meaning); verb (louse up — informal)
A tiny insect without wings that lives on the skin or hair of people or animals and feeds on blood; plural «lice». - lout noun (louts)
1) A lout is a rude, clumsy, stupid young man who behaves badly. - louvre noun (a louvre, louvres; US «louver»); proper noun (the Louvre)
The Louvre is a famous art museum in Paris, France, in an old royal palace; it is home to the «Mona Lisa» (a name). - lovable adjective (more lovable, most lovable)
1) Lovable means easy to love, sweet and kind, so that people like you. - love verb (love, loves, loved, loving); noun (love — uncountable; a love, loves — someone or something loved)
To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends. - loveliness noun (no plural)
1) Loveliness is great beauty, the quality of being lovely. - lovely adjective (lovely, lovelier, loveliest)
1) Very nice, pleasant or beautiful. 2) Kind and friendly: «she's a lovely person». 3) (UK, informal) Used to say thank you or «great»… - lover noun (a lover, lovers)
A lover of something is a person who likes it very much: an animal lover, a book lover, a music lover. - lovesick adjective (lovesick)
Lovesick means so much in love, often with someone who does not love you back, that you feel sad, dreamy and cannot think of anything else. - lovingly adverb (lovingly)
Lovingly means in a way that shows love and care. - low adjective (low, lower, lowest); adverb (low); noun (a low, lows)
Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf). - lower adjective (lower, comparative of low; lowest); verb (lower, lowers, lowered, lowering)
Lower means less high, closer to the ground, or at the bottom of something. - lowermost adjective (lowermost)
1) Lowest; at the very bottom of a set of things. 2) (formal) The furthest down of several layers or levels. - lowest adjective (low, lower, lowest); superlative of low
Lowest means the least high, nearest the ground or the bottom. - lowland noun (lowland, lowlands); adjective (lowland)
Flat land that is low, not much higher than the sea. - lowly adjective (lowlier, lowliest)
1) Lowly means humble, low in rank or position. - loyal adjective (loyal, more loyal, most loyal; also loyaller — rare)
1) Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team or country, and not letting them down. - loyally adverb (loyally)
1) In a faithful way, staying on someone's side and not letting them down. - loyalty noun (loyalty — uncountable; loyalties)
Loyalty is being faithful and supportive to a person, group, team or country, and sticking with them. - lu fragment / pinyin (Mandarin) — not an English word
«Lù» means road or way (路), as in «yi lu ping an» (have a safe journey); «lǜ» means green (绿); «Lu» is also a common Chinese surname. - lubber noun (lubbers)
1) A lubber is a clumsy, slow, awkward person. 2) (old use, at sea) A landlubber is a person who is not used to the sea. - lubricate verb (lubricate, lubricates, lubricated, lubricating)
To put oil, grease or another slippery stuff on parts of a machine so they move smoothly and do not rub or wear out. - lucifer noun (lucifers)
1) (old use) A lucifer is an early kind of match that lit when scraped on a rough surface. Not the same as the name Lucifer, the devil. - luck noun (luck); verb (luck out — informal US)
Luck is when good or bad things happen by chance, not because of what you did. - luckily adverb (luckily)
1) By good luck; it is lucky that... (used to show something good happened by chance). - luckless adjective (more luckless, most luckless)
1) Unlucky; having bad fortune, often through no fault of one's own. - lucky adjective (lucky, luckier, luckiest)
1) Having good things happen by chance, not because of what you did. 2) Bringing good luck or thought to bring good luck: «a lucky number». - lucrative adjective (more lucrative, most lucrative)
1) Bringing in a lot of money; profitable and well paid. - lug verb (lugs, lugged, lugging); noun (lugs; old use, an ear)
1) To lug is to carry or drag something heavy with great effort. 2) (old use, in old poems and tales) A lug is an ear. - luggage noun (luggage, uncountable)
1) Luggage is the bags and suitcases you take with you when you travel. - lukewarm adjective (lukewarm)
1) Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water». 2) Not very interested or excited: «a lukewarm response». - lull verb (lulls, lulled, lulling); noun (lulls)
1) To lull is to soothe someone into calm or sleep, often with soft sounds. 2) A lull is a short quiet time between noisy or busy times. - lullaby noun (a lullaby, lullabies); verb (lullaby — rare)
A lullaby is a soft, gentle song sung to help a baby or small child fall asleep. - lumber noun (no plural); verb (lumbers, lumbered, lumbering)
Lumber is timber, wood cut and ready for building. - lumbering adjective (lumbering); also verb form of «lumber» (lumber, lumbers, lumbered, lumbering); noun (lumbering, the work of cutting timber – North America)
Moving slowly and heavily, in a clumsy way, like an elephant or a big tired bear. - luminescence noun (luminescence)
1) Luminescence is light given off by something that is not hot, for example glow-in-the-dark stickers, fireflies or some deep-sea fish. - luminosity noun (luminosity, luminosities)
How much light something gives out; its brightness. - luminous adjective (luminous; more luminous)
Luminous means giving out light or glowing, especially in the dark («luminous paint», «a luminous watch»). - lump noun (lump, lumps); verb (lump together, lumps, lumped, lumping)
A lump is a small solid piece of something with no clear shape, like a lump of sugar, clay or coal. - lumpy adjective (lumpy, lumpier, lumpiest)
1) Lumpy means full of lumps, not smooth. 2) A lumpy surface has bumps on it. - lunacy noun (lunacies)
1) Lunacy is great foolishness or madness, an act that makes no sense. (Old-fashioned word for madness.) - lunar adjective (lunar)
1) Lunar means to do with the Moon. 2) A lunar month is about 29 and a half days, from one new moon to the next. 3) A lunar eclipse is… - lunatic noun (a lunatic, lunatics); adjective (lunatic)
A person who behaves in a wild, silly or dangerous way: «He drives like a lunatic». - lunch noun (lunch, lunches); verb (lunch, lunches, lunched, lunching)
Lunch is the meal you eat in the middle of the day. - luncheon noun (a luncheon, luncheons); luncheon meat
A luncheon is a lunch, especially a formal one for a group or special event. - lunchroom noun (a lunchroom, lunchrooms)
1) A lunchroom is a room in a school or workplace where people eat lunch. - lunchtime noun (lunchtime, lunchtimes)
Lunchtime is the time in the middle of the day when people eat lunch. - lung noun (a lung, lungs)
1) The lungs are the two organs inside your chest that you breathe with; they take oxygen from the air into your blood and let carbon… - lunge verb (lunge, lunges, lunged, lunging); noun (a lunge, lunges)
To move forward suddenly and with force, often to grab or attack something. - lungfish noun (a lungfish, lungfish or lungfishes)
A lungfish is a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well as with gills. - lunisolar adjective (lunisolar)
1) Based on both the Moon and the Sun. A lunisolar calendar uses months that follow the Moon and adds extra months now and then to keep in… - lunula noun (a lunula, lunulae)
The white half-moon shape at the bottom of a fingernail or toenail. - lurch verb (lurch, lurches, lurched, lurching); noun (a lurch, lurches)
To move suddenly and unsteadily, like a bus that jolts or a person who nearly falls. - lure verb (lure, lures, lured, luring); noun (a lure, lures)
To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want. - lurk verb (lurks, lurked, lurking)
1) To lurk is to stay hidden, waiting quietly, often to attack or spy. - luscious adjective (more luscious, most luscious)
1) Very sweet, juicy and tasty, especially of fruit. 2) Richly pleasing to the senses. - lush adjective (lush, lusher, lushest); noun (a lush, lushes — rude, informal)
Lush plants or places are green, thick and growing well: «lush grass», «a lush rainforest». - lust noun (lusts)
1) A strong, greedy desire for something, such as money or power. 2) A strong eagerness for fighting. - lustily adverb
1) With great energy and strength, loudly and heartily. - lustre noun (lustre — uncountable; US spelling: luster)
Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair. - lustrous adjective (lustrous, more lustrous, most lustrous)
Shining softly and brightly, with a smooth glowing surface, like pearls, silk or healthy hair. - lusty adjective (lustier, lustiest)
1) Strong, healthy and full of energy. 2) Loud and hearty. - lute noun (a lute, lutes)
A lute is an old stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and a bent-back neck, played by plucking the strings with the fingers. - luxuriance noun (no plural)
1) Rich, thick and plentiful growth; great abundance. - luxuriant adjective (more luxuriant, most luxuriant)
1) Growing thickly, strongly and richly; lush and plentiful. - luxurious adjective (more luxurious, most luxurious)
Luxurious means very comfortable, rich and costly, with fine things to enjoy. - luxury noun (luxury; a luxury, luxuries); adjective use (luxury hotel)
Luxury is great comfort and expensive, beautiful things. - lycopene noun (lycopene)
Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit. - lye noun (lye, uncountable)
Lye is a very strong chemical, an alkali, used to make soap and to clean drains. - lying verb (lie, lies, lay, lain, lying — to be flat); verb (lie, lies, lied, lying — to say what is not true); adjective (lying)
Lying means resting flat on something, like lying in bed or a book lying on a table. - lymph noun (lymph)
1) Lymph is a clear, watery fluid that moves around the body in thin tubes and carries white blood cells that fight germs. - lynx noun (a lynx, lynxes or lynx)
A lynx is a wild cat of medium size with tufts of black fur on the tips of its ears, a short tail and big furry paws. - lyre noun (lyres)
An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece. - lyrebird noun (a lyrebird, lyrebirds)
1) A large Australian bird that lives on the forest floor; the male has a long tail shaped like a lyre (an old harp) and is famous for… - lyric noun (a lyric, lyrics); adjective (lyric)
1) (usually plural «lyrics») The words of a song. 2) A short poem that shows the poet's own feelings, often one that could be sung. 3)… - lyrical adjective (lyrical, more lyrical, most lyrical)
Beautiful and full of feeling, like a song or a poem: «a lyrical description of the sea».
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