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

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  • local/ˈləʊ.kl̩/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging to the area nearby.
  • locally sourcedadjectiveB2Bought from producers close by.
  • locate/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo find where something is.
  • lock up/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo secure a building by locking its doors.
  • lockdown/ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/nounB2Shutting everybody in for safety.
  • locker/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/
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A small cupboard with a lock, for keeping your things while you are somewhere else.
  • locket/ˈlɒkɪt/nounB2A tiny hinged case on a chain with a picture inside.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • loft conversionnounB2A roof space turned into a room.
  • log/lɒɡ/nounB13 meaningsA thick cut piece of tree.
  • 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.
  • loneliness/ˈloʊnlinəs/nounB22 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of being without 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 story shortphraseB2Skipping the details and giving the outcome.
  • 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-stay car parknounB2Parking meant for travellers away for days.
  • long-termadjectiveB2Meant to last or to matter far into the future.
  • longing/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/nounB2A deep aching wish for something far away.
  • look aroundphraseB12 meaningsTo walk through a place to see what is there.
  • look down onphraseB2To treat someone as beneath you.
  • 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.
  • loop/luːp/nounB24 meaningsA curve of rope, wire or line that bends round and crosses itself.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
  • loose changenounB2The small coins rattling in a pocket.
  • loosen/ˈluːsən/verbB12 meaningsTo make something less tight.
  • lord/lɔːd/nounB23 meaningsSaid alone or as oh Lord to show surprise, dismay or relief.
  • 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 track of timephraseB2To be so absorbed you forget how late it is.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • lottery/ˈlɒtəɹi/nounB2A game of chance where numbers are drawn for a prize.
  • loud/ˈlaʊ̯d/adjectiveA23 meaningsMaking a lot of sound.
  • lounge/ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA quiet room where passengers or guests wait.
  • lousy/ˈlaʊ.zi/adjectiveB12 meaningsVery bad indeed.
  • love/ˈlʌv/nounA15 meaningsA deep, warm feeling of care for another person.
  • loveliness/ˈlʌvlinəs/nounB2The quality of being beautiful and pleasing.
  • low/ˈləʊ/adjectiveA24 meaningsClose to the ground; not high.
  • low moodnounB2A stretch of feeling flat and dispirited.
  • loyalty/ˈlɔɪəlti/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of staying firmly on the side of a person, a group or a country.
  • loyalty cardnounB2The shop card that collects points toward rewards each visit.
  • loyalty pointsnounB2Rewards collected each time you shop somewhere.