lord |
a person who rules, esp. on the basis of property rights. [6 definitions] |
Lord George Gordon Byron |
an English poet (b.1788--d.1824). |
lordly |
befitting a lord; noble; grand. [2 definitions] |
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] |