lockup |
a jail, esp. one where accused persons are held to await a court appearance. [2 definitions] |
lock up |
to lock all the doors of a place or secure something with a lock. |
loco |
a plant of western North America that is poisonous to livestock; locoweed. [3 definitions] |
loco- |
from place to place. |
loco citato |
(Latin) in the place cited (used to refer to a passage already mentioned). (abbr.: loc. cit.) |
loco disease |
a nervous disease of livestock, caused by locoweed poisoning and involving dullness, clumsiness, and partial paralysis. |
locomotion |
the act of moving or the power to move from one place to another. |
locomotive |
a self-propelled engine, esp. one that pulls or pushes railroad cars. [4 definitions] |
locomotor |
having to do with locomotion. |
locomotor ataxia |
see "tabes dorsalis." |
locoweed |
any of several plants of western and central North America that are poisonous to livestock. |
locus |
a locality or place. [3 definitions] |
locus classicus |
a passage from a classic or authoritative source that is cited to illustrate a point. |
locust |
any of several grasshoppers that migrate in large swarms, damaging crops and other plants in their paths. [5 definitions] |
locution |
a particular word, phrase, expression, or idiom. [2 definitions] |
lode |
a deposit of a mineral, such as copper ore, that fills a crack in a rock formation. [3 definitions] |
loden |
a thick, fulled, waterproof woolen fabric, usu. olive green and used for coats. |
lodestar |
a star that serves as a guide or reference point, esp. the North Star. [2 definitions] |
lodestone |
a rock that possesses magnetic properties and attracts iron; magnetite. [2 definitions] |
lodge |
a cabin, hut, or other shelter intended for use by skiers, hunters, or the like. [11 definitions] |
lodgepole pine |
a Rocky Mountain pine tree, or the wood of this tree, used in construction. |