| lobule |
a small lobe. [2 definitions] |
| local |
of or relating to a particular limited area such as a neighborhood or town. [7 definitions] |
| Local Area Network |
a group of computers, such as workstations in a business, connected with each other by their own data communications network that allows sharing of devices and data within a limited area. |
| local color |
the distinctive sights, customs, manners, speech, and the like that are characteristic of a particular place or period, either as observed in reality or depicted in literature. |
| locale |
a place, esp. as the setting of some event. [2 definitions] |
| localism |
a regional custom, curiosity, or manner of speech. [2 definitions] |
| locality |
a specific neighborhood, place, or region. [2 definitions] |
| localize |
to confine to a particular place. [2 definitions] |
| locally |
in a particular place. |
| local option |
the right to decide by vote whether something controversial, such as the sale of liquor, shall be allowed in a certain locality. |
| locate |
to find the position or place of. [4 definitions] |
| located |
existing in a particular place. |
| location |
place or position. [3 definitions] |
| loc. cit. |
abbreviation of "loco citato" (Latin); in the place cited. |
| loch |
in Scotland, a lake, or an arm of the sea that is largely surrounded by land. |
| Loch Ness monster |
an unidentified creature or family of plesiosaur-like creatures said to live in Loch Ness, a lake near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. |
| loci |
a plural form of locus. |
| lock1 |
a mechanical device for preventing entry through a door or window or into a safe, usu. opened with a key or combination. [10 definitions] |
| lock2 |
a curl or portion of hair. [2 definitions] |
| lockdown |
the confinement of prisoners to their cells as a temporary security measure. [3 definitions] |
| locker |
a chest or cabinet that can be locked. [2 definitions] |