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

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  • lockoutnounC1An employer shutting workers out to force terms.
  • locksmith/ˈlɑksmɪθ/nounB2+A tradesman who makes and opens locks.
  • lockupnounC1A cell where somebody is held briefly, or the securing of premises.
  • loco/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/adjectiveC1Mad, in informal use.
  • locomotion/ləʊ.kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounC2The power or act of moving from place to place.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB2
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The powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • locust/ˈləʊ.kəst/nounB2+A grasshopper that swarms in millions.
  • lode/ləʊd/nounC1A rich vein of metal ore in the rock.
  • lodge/lɒd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA simple building for holidays in the country.
  • lodge a complaintphraseC1To make an objection through the proper channel.
  • lodger/ˈlɑd͡ʒɚ/nounB2+Somebody who pays to live in a room in another's house.
  • loft conversionnounB2A roof space turned into a room.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • log inphraseA2To enter your name and secret word to open your account.
  • loggerheadsnounC1A state of stubborn disagreement, used in the phrase at loggerheads.
  • logic/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/nounB23 meaningsCareful reasoning from premises to conclusions.
  • logical/ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing clear reasoning step by step.
  • logistics/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe planning and organising of how goods, materials and people get where they need to be.
  • logo/ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/nounB2A symbol or design identifying a company or organisation.
  • loin/ˈloɪn/nounC1The part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
  • loiter/ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/verbC2To stand about with no clear purpose.
  • loll/lɒl/verbC12 meaningsTo sit or lie in a lazy sprawl.
  • lollipop/ˈlɒlipɒp/nounB1A hard sweet on a stick.
  • lolly/ˈlɒl.i/nounB2+A sweet on a stick, or ice on a stick.
  • loneliness/ˈloʊnlinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of being without company.
  • lonely/ˈləʊnli/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnhappy because you have nobody's company.
  • loner/ˈləʊ.nə/nounB2A person who prefers their own company.
  • long/lɒŋ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMeasuring a lot from one end to the other.
  • long exposurenounB2A picture taken over many seconds, blurring what moves.
  • long jump/ˈlɒŋ ˌdʒʌmp/nounB1Leaping as far as possible from a marked line.
  • long story shortphraseB2Skipping the details and giving the outcome.
  • long time no seephraseB1A friendly greeting to somebody you have not met for ages.
  • long-distanceadjectiveB2Travelling or operating over a great distance.
  • long-hauladjectiveB2Describing a very long flight between continents.
  • long-rangeadjectiveB2Able to reach far, or planned far ahead.
  • long-sightedadjectiveB2Unable to see near things clearly.
  • long-standing/ˈlɒŋstændɪŋ/adjectiveC1Having existed for a very long time.
  • long-stay car parknounB2Parking meant for travellers away for days.
  • long-termadjectiveB2Meant to last or to matter far into the future.
  • long-timeadjectiveC1Having held the same role or friendship for very many years.
  • long-wearadjectiveC1Made to last the whole day without fading.
  • long-winded/ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/adjectiveC1Talking or writing on and on in a rambling, tiresome way that wears out the listener.
  • longevity/lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/nounC1Great length of life or of service.
  • longing/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/nounB2A deep aching wish for something far away.
  • longitude/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/nounB2+Position measured in degrees east or west of Greenwich.
  • loofah/ˈluːfə/nounB2+A rough natural sponge for scrubbing skin.
  • look/lʊk/verbA15 meaningsTo turn your eyes towards something deliberately.
  • look a gift horse in the mouthphraseC1To find fault with something given to you freely.
  • look afterphraseB1To watch over and protect a person, animal, or thing.
  • look aroundphraseB12 meaningsTo walk through a place to see what is there.
  • look down onphraseB2To treat someone as beneath you.
  • look forphraseA2To try to find something or someone.
  • look forward tophraseB1To be happily excited about something coming.
  • look intophraseB2To investigate something in order to find out more.
  • look out forphraseB2To watch carefully in order to notice something.
  • look throughphraseB2To examine a collection of things one by one.
  • look up/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/phraseB13 meaningsTo search for information in a reference source.
  • look up tophraseB2To admire someone as your example.
  • lookout/ˈlʊkaʊt/nounB2Somebody watching for danger, or the place they watch from.
  • loom/luːm/verbC13 meaningsTo appear large and threatening, especially in poor light.