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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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658 words · showing 541–600

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  • loon/ˈluːn/nounC12 meaningsA foolish person.
  • loop/luːp/nounB24 meaningsA curve of rope, wire or line that bends round and crosses itself.
  • loop linenounC1A track that leaves the main line and rejoins it.
  • loophole/ˈluːphəʊl/nounB2+A gap in a rule that lets people avoid its purpose.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
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The small coins rattling in a pocket.
  • loosen/ˈluːsən/verbB12 meaningsTo make something less tight.
  • loot/luːt/nounB1+Goods taken by force in war or riot.
  • lope/ləʊp/verbC1To run with long easy strides.
  • lopsided/ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd/adjectiveB2+Heavier or lower on one side than the other.
  • loquacious/ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Very talkative.
  • lord/lɔːd/nounB23 meaningsSaid alone or as oh Lord to show surprise, dismay or relief.
  • lordling/ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/nounC2A young or minor nobleman.
  • lore/lɔː/nounB2+The body of traditional knowledge a group hands down.
  • lorry/ˈlɒɹi/nounA2+A large goods vehicle.
  • lose/luːz/verbA15 meaningsTo no longer have something, and not know where it is.
  • lose sight ofphraseB2To stop being able to see something.
  • lose touchphraseB22 meaningsTo stop being in contact with somebody.
  • lose trackphraseB1To stop following something you had been following.
  • lose track of timephraseB2To be so absorbed you forget how late it is.
  • lose your bearingsphraseC1To stop knowing where you are or which way to go.
  • lose your nervephraseB2To find your courage gone at the last moment.
  • lose your temperphraseB2To stop controlling your anger.
  • loser/luːzə(ɹ)/nounA23 meaningsSomebody who does not win.
  • loss leader/ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/nounC1Something sold cheap to bring people in.
  • lost/lɒst/adjectiveA22 meaningsUnable to find the way.
  • lost and foundnounB1The office holding things people left behind.
  • lost luggagenounB1Bags that did not arrive with you.
  • lost propertynounB2An office holding items left behind by the public.
  • lot/lɒt/nounA15 meaningsA large amount or number of something.
  • lot numbernounB2The code identifying which batch an item came from.
  • lotion/ˈloʊʃən/nounB1A creamy liquid rubbed into the skin.
  • lottery/ˈlɒtəɹi/nounB2A game of chance where numbers are drawn for a prize.
  • lotto/ˈlɔtəʉ/nounB1+A state-run game of chance in which players pick numbers on a ticket and hope they match the ones drawn.
  • loud/ˈlaʊ̯d/adjectiveA23 meaningsMaking a lot of sound.
  • loudspeaker/laʊdˈspiːkə/nounB1+A device that turns an electrical signal into sound.
  • lounge/ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA quiet room where passengers or guests wait.
  • louse/laʊs/nounB2+A small wingless insect that lives on skin and hair.
  • lousy/ˈlaʊ.zi/adjectiveB12 meaningsVery bad indeed.
  • lout/laʊt/nounC1A rough ill-mannered young man.
  • louvrenounC1One of a set of slanting slats that let air through.
  • lovable/ˈlʌvəbəl/adjectiveB1+Easy to love.
  • love/ˈlʌv/nounA15 meaningsA deep, warm feeling of care for another person.
  • lovelessadjectiveC1Without any affection in it.
  • lovelier/ˈlʌv.li.ə(ɹ)/adjectiveB1+More beautiful or more pleasing.
  • loveliness/ˈlʌvlinəs/nounB2The quality of being beautiful and pleasing.
  • lovely/ˈlʌv.li/adjectiveA23 meaningsBeautiful, or very pleasant.
  • lovely weatherphraseA2The classic opening remark to a stranger.
  • low/ˈləʊ/adjectiveA24 meaningsClose to the ground; not high.
  • low batterynounA2The warning that a device is nearly out of power.
  • low moodnounB2A stretch of feeling flat and dispirited.
  • low tidenounB1The point when the sea has fallen as far as it will.
  • low-bornadjectiveC1Born into a family of no rank.
  • lowbrow/ˈloʊbɹaʊ/adjectiveC1Appealing to simple, popular tastes.
  • lowermostadjectiveC1Lowest of all.
  • lowlandnounB2+Flat country lying at a low level.
  • lowlife/ˈloʊlaɪf/nounC1A disreputable person who lives among petty criminals.
  • lowly/ˈləʊli/adjectiveB2+Humble in rank or importance.
  • loyal/ˈlɔɪəl/adjectiveB1Staying true to people or promises.
  • loyalty/ˈlɔɪəlti/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of staying firmly on the side of a person, a group or a country.