| Lord of hosts |
God; Jehovah, esp. as the commander of the Israelite armies in the Old Testament. |
| lordosis |
the normal inward curvature of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine. [3 definitions] |
| Lord's day |
Sunday; the Sabbath (prec. by "the"). |
| lordship |
(often cap.) a title used in speaking to or referring to a lord, or, in Great Britain, to a judge (usu. prec. by "your" or "his"). [2 definitions] |
| Lord Spiritual |
a bishop or an archbishop who is a member of the British House of Lords. (Cf. Lord Temporal.) |
| Lord's Prayer |
a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples. |
| Lord's Supper |
in the Bible, the Last Supper. [2 definitions] |
| Lord Temporal |
a member of the British House of Lords who is not a clergyman. (Cf. Lord Spiritual.) |
| lore1 |
that which is known or believed about a subject, esp. that transmitted by tradition, oral means, or obscure writings. [2 definitions] |
| lore2 |
the portion of a bird between its eye and beak, or an analogous portion of a fish or reptile. |
| Lorelei |
in Germanic legend, a siren of the Rhine whose singing lures sailors to shipwreck. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| loris |
any of several small nocturnal primates of southeastern Asia, having large eyes and woolly fur and living in trees. |
| lorn |
esp. in literature, deprived, abandoned, or forlorn. |
| lorry |
a low, sideless wagon drawn by horses. [3 definitions] |
| lory |
any of several small, brightly colored parrots of Australia and the East Indies with a fringed, brushlike tip of the tongue for feeding on soft fruits and fruit juices. |
| Los Angeles |
a seaport in southern California. |
| lose |
to no longer possess; be unable to find; misplace. [10 definitions] |
| lose one's balance |
to become unstable or fall. |
| lose one's cookies |
(slang) to throw up; vomit. |
| lose one's shirt |
(informal) to lose all that one owns. |