| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| loaded | imp. & past participle | of Load |
| loader | noun | One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun. |
| loaves | plural | of Loaf, pl. of Loaf. |
| loafed | imp. & past participle | of Loaf |
| loafer | noun | One who loafs; a lazy lounger. |
| loamed | imp. & past participle | of Loam |
| loaned | imp. & past participle | of Loan |
| loanin | noun | Alt. of Loaning |
| loathe | verb t. | To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for., To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate., To feel disgust or nausea. |
| loathy | adjective | Loathsome. |
| lobbed | imp. & past participle | of Lob |
| lobate | adjective | Alt. of Lobated |
| lobosa | noun pl. | An order of Rhizopoda, in which the pseudopodia are thick and irregular in form, as in the Amoeba. |
| lobule | noun | A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. |
| locale | noun | A place, spot, or location., A principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of local use, or limited to a locality. |
| locate | verb t. | To place; to set in a particular spot or position., To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant., To place one’s self; to take up one’s residence; to settle. |
| lochan | noun | A small lake; a pond. |
| lochia | noun pl. | The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth. |
| locked | imp. & past participle | of Lock |
| locken | obs. past participle | of Lock., The globeflower (Trollius). |
| locker | noun | One who, or that which, locks., A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. |
| locket | noun | A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament., A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain. |
| lockup | noun | A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse. |
| locule | noun | A little hollow; a loculus. |
| loculi | plural | of Loculus |
| locust | noun | Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper., The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases). |
| lodged | imp. & past participle | of Lodge, Lying down; — used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey. |
| lodger | noun | One who, or that which, lodges; one who occupies a hired room in another’s house. |
| logged | imp. & past participle | of Log, Made slow and heavy in movement; water-logged. |
| loggan | noun | See Logan. |
| loggat | noun | A small log or piece of wood., An old game in England, played by throwing pieces of wood at a stake set in the ground. |
| logger | noun | One engaged in logging. See Log, v. i. |
| loggia | noun | A roofed open gallery. It differs from a veranda in being more architectural, and in forming more decidedly a part of the main edifice to which it is attached; from a porch, in being intended not for entrance but for an out-of-door sitting-room. |
| logics | noun | See Logic. |
| logmen | plural | of Logman |
| logman | noun | A man who carries logs. |
| lohock | noun | See Loch, a medicine. |
| loimic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders. |
| loiter | verb i. | To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind., To wander as an idle vagrant. |
| loligo | noun | A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait. |
| lolled | imp. & past participle | of Loll |
| loller | noun | One who lolls., An idle vagabond., A Lollard. |
| lollop | verb i. | To move heavily; to lounge or idle; to loll. |
| lomata | plural | of Loma |
| loment | noun | An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed. |
| london | noun | The capital city of England. |
| lonely | superl. | Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell., Alone, or in want of company; forsaken., Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood., Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome. |
| longed | imp. & past participle | of Long |
| longan | noun | A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan). |
| longer | noun | One who longs for anything. |
| longly | adverb | With longing desire., For a long time; hence, wearisomely. |
| looing | present participle & vb. noun | of Loo |
| looked | imp. & past participle | of Look |
| looker | noun | One who looks. |
| loomed | imp. & past participle | of Loom |
| looped | imp. & past participle | of Loop, Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped wire or string., Full of holes. |
| looper | noun | An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a cord, etc., The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See Geometrid. |
| loopie | adjective | Deceitful; cunning; sly. |
| loosed | imp. & past participle | of Loose |
| loosen | verb t. | To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth., To free from restraint; to set at liberty.., To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of., To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. |
| looted | imp. & past participle | of Loot |
| looter | noun | A plunderer. |
| loover | noun | See Louver. |
| lopped | imp. & past participle | of Lop |
| loping | present participle & vb. noun | of Lope |
| lopper | noun | One who lops or cuts off., To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk. |
| loquat | noun | The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself. |
| lorate | adjective | Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate. |
| lorcha | noun | A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk. |
| lorded | imp. & past participle | of Lord |
| lordly | superl. | Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord; resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified; honorable., Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent., In a lordly manner. |
| loreal | adjective | Alt. of Loral |
| lorica | noun | A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like., Lute for protecting vessels from the fire., The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer. |
| loring | noun | Instructive discourse. |
| loriot | noun | The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole. |
| lorrie | noun | Alt. of Lorry |
| lories | plural | of Lory |
| losing | imp. & past participle | of Lose, Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening., Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business. |
| lotted | imp. & past participle | of Lot |
| lothly | adjective | Alt. of Lothsome |
| lotion | noun | A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair., A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance. |
| lotong | noun | An East Indian monkey (Semnopithecus femoralis). |
| loture | noun | See Lotion. |
| loudly | adverb | In a loud manner. |
| lounge | adjective | To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner., An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently; a place of lounging., A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may lie or recline. |
| loutou | noun | A crested black monkey (Semnopithecus maurus) of Java. |
| louver | noun | Alt. of Louvre |
| louvre | noun | A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a). |
| lovage | noun | An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. |
| loving | present participle & vb. noun | of Love, Affectionate., Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words. |
| lovely | superl. | Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner., Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship., Loving; tender., Very pleasing; — applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody., In a manner to please, or to excite love. |
| lovery | noun | See Louver. |
| lovyer | noun | A lover. |
| lowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Low, The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals. |
| lowery | adjective | Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather. |
| lowish | adjective | Somewhat low. |