| look up to |
to respect; admire. |
| loom1 |
a device or machine for weaving fabric. [2 definitions] |
| loom2 |
to appear or come into view, often as a very large, dim, or distorted shape. [4 definitions] |
| loon1 |
any of several large black and white diving birds that have a laughlike cry. |
| loon2 |
a simple-minded, stupid, or lazy person. |
| loony |
(informal) silly; foolish. [3 definitions] |
| loony bin |
(slang; often offensive) an insane asylum or psychiatric ward. |
| loop |
the circular shape made when a piece of string, ribbon, wire, rope, or the like is curved back toward itself. [11 definitions] |
| looped |
formed into or having one or more loops. [2 definitions] |
| looper |
one that loops. [2 definitions] |
| loophole |
a way of avoiding or escaping a requirement, regulation, or the like, esp. by taking advantage of an omission or ambiguity in the written text of a legal contract or other document. [3 definitions] |
| loose |
not restrained or confined; free. [15 definitions] |
| loose cannon |
one whose uncontrolled behavior endangers others' welfare or efforts. |
| loose end |
a detail not yet settled or resolved. [2 definitions] |
| loose-jointed |
moving with notable ease, agility, and flexibility; limber. [2 definitions] |
| loose-leaf |
of a notebook or binder, made to hold individual sheets of paper that can be removed. |
| loose-limbed |
having limber arms and legs. |
| loosen |
to make less restrictive; slacken. [5 definitions] |
| loosen up |
to become more relaxed and less inhibited. [2 definitions] |
| loosestrife |
any of various plants, related to the primrose, that bear spikes of yellow, white, rose, or purple flowers, esp. the purple loosestrife. |
| loose-tongued |
talking too much; unrestrained or careless in speech; gossipy. |