| 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"). |
| 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. |