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] |
loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. [2 definitions] |
loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
loquat |
a small evergreen tree of the rose family native to China and Japan, bearingfragrant white flowers and yellow, plumlike fruit. [2 definitions] |
loran |
a navigational system that can determine the position of a ship or aircraft by measuring the time interval between pulsed radio signals from two known ground stations (acronym for "long range navigation"). |