| 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. |
| loot |
goods and valuables taken by pillaging or plundering, usu. under conditions of war or general disorder; spoils. [7 definitions] |
| lop1 |
to chop or cut off (a part or parts), esp. from a plant or animal. [3 definitions] |
| lop2 |
to droop or be suspended loosely; hang down. [5 definitions] |
| lope |
of a horse or person, to trot or run gracefully and effortlessly with long steps, or to ride a horse at this gait. [3 definitions] |
| lop-eared |
having bent or drooping ears. |
| lopsided |
having one side or aspect that differs from the other in weight, size, or the like; unsymmetrical. [2 definitions] |