lost tribes |
the ten tribes of ancient Israel that were taken into captivity in Assyria and apparently never returned. |
Lot |
according to the Old Testament, the nephew of Abraham who was allowed to flee from the destruction of Sodom, but whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at the city. |
lot |
a large amount or number. [8 definitions] |
Lothario |
in the early eighteenth-century play The Fair Penitent by Nicholas Rowe, a young rake. [2 definitions] |
loti |
the chief monetary unit of Lesotho, equaling one hundred lisente. |
lotion |
a liquid medication prescribed for external use on the skin. [2 definitions] |
lottery |
a game of chance in which contestants purchase or are given tickets and the winner is chosen randomly. [2 definitions] |
lotto |
a game of chance, similar to bingo, in which a leader draws a numbered disk and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their boards, continuing until someone has covered five numbers in a row. [2 definitions] |
lotus |
any of various flowering plants that live in the water, including some waterlilies. [2 definitions] |
lotus-eater |
in The Odyssey, one of a group of people whose consumption of lotus fruit caused them to become dreamy and lazy. [2 definitions] |
lotus land |
the land of lotus eaters, or any marvelous, dreamlike place or condition. |
lotus position |
in yoga, a sitting position in which the legs are crossed and each foot, with the sole upturned, is placed on the opposite thigh. |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
loud |
of sound, having an elevated volume; easily heard. [6 definitions] |
loudmouth |
someone who talks excessively or loudly, esp. one who boasts or reveals secrets. |
loudmouthed |
talking or tending to talk in a loud voice. [2 definitions] |
loudspeaker |
an electronic apparatus that amplifies and broadcasts sound in one location, such as a room or stadium. |
Lou Gehrig's disease |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
Louis Armstrong |
influential U.S. jazz trumpet player and singer; born Louis Daniel Armstrong (b.1901--d.1971). |
louis d'or |
a gold coin minted in pre-Revolutionary France; louis. [2 definitions] |
Louisiana |
a southern U.S. state between Mississippi and Texas. (abbr.: LA) |