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- pronunciation:
- lord
- parts of speech:
- noun, interjection, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who rules, esp. on the basis of property rights.
The peasants worked the land owned by the lord.- synonyms:
- ruler, seignior
- similar words:
- chief, czar, dynast, emperor, king, maharajah, master, monarch, overlord, potentate, prince, rajah, seigneur, sovereign, superior
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| definition 2: |
a nobleman with a title.
For his military service, the king made him a lord and granted him a vast tract of land.- similar words:
- archduke, aristocrat, count, duke, earl, gentleman, grand duke, grandee, hidalgo, landgrave, magnifico, marquis, noble, nobleman, peer, seignior, squire, suzerain, viscount
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| definition 3: |
one who is considered a leading master of his particular skill or profession.
Our grandfather was a lord of finance.- synonyms:
- master, prince
- similar words:
- baron, czar, superior
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| definition 4: |
(cap.) God or Jesus Christ.
She prayed to the Lord for guidance.- synonyms:
- Christ, Creator, Father, God, Jesus Christ, Savior
- similar words:
- Allah, Almighty, Deity, Divine, Godhead, Immanuel, Jehovah, Maker, Messiah, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Providence, Son of God, the Eternal, Yahweh
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| related words: |
despot, leader |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
(often cap.) used to express surprise, pleasure, exasperation, or other strong feelings.
Lord, what a mess!- synonyms:
- heavens, my
- similar words:
- gee, glory, God, son of a bitch
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lords, lording, lorded |
| definition: |
to behave in a conceited, overbearing manner toward someone; domineer (usu. fol. by "over").
Just because he's older he thinks he has a right to lord over us.- synonyms:
- domineer
- similar words:
- command, direct, order
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Lord comes from an Old English word that means "keeper of the bread."
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