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. |
lose one's touch |
to lose one's special ability to do something. |
loser |
a person or group that loses. [2 definitions] |
lose track of |
to lose the knowledge of where (someone or something) is, or to lose the ability to know about (someone or something). |
losing |
characterized by or experiencing loss or defeat. [4 definitions] |
loss |
a defeat or failure to win. [6 definitions] |
loss leader |
a popular commodity that a retail store sells at or below its wholesale cost in order to attract customers to buy other goods at regular prices. |
lossless |
combined form of loss. |
lost |
not able to be found or no longer possessed. [6 definitions] |
lost and found |
an office or department in a public place where lost property is held until it is claimed or disposed of. |
lost cause |
an undertaking or cause that has failed or is certain to fail. |