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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

lode
load noun a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

lodestar
loadstar noun something that serves as a model or guide

lodestone
loadstone noun a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

lodge
indian lodge noun any of various native American dwellings

lodge
noun a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

lodger
boarder noun a tenant in someone`s house

lodging
noun the act of lodging

lodging house
rooming house noun a house where rooms are rented

lodgment
lodgement noun the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; `the lodgment of the balloon in the tree`

Lodz
noun a large city of central Poland

loess
noun a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind

Loestrin
noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Lofortyx
genus Lofortyx noun California quail

Lofoten
noun a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea

loft
attic noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

loft
noun a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

loft bombing
toss bombing noun a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb

loftily
adverb in a lofty manner; `she bore herself loftily`

log
noun a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)

log cabin
noun a cabin built with logs

log line
noun a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it

Logan
Mount Logan noun a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

loganberry
noun large red variety of the dewberry

Logania
genus Logania noun type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers

Loganiaceae
family Loganiaceae noun a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales

logarithm
noun the exponent required to produce a given number

logarithmic
adjective of or relating to or using logarithms; `logarithmic function`

logarithmic scale
noun scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers

logarithmically
adverb in a logarithmic manner; `data plotted logarithmically with respect to time is shown in Figure 2`

logbook
noun a book in which the log is written

loge
noun balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

loggerhead
loggerhead turtle noun very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas

loggerhead shrike
Lanius lucovicianus noun a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes

loggia
noun a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

logging
noun the work of cutting down trees for timber

logic
noun the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

logic
system of logic noun a system of reasoning

logic bomb
slag code noun a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitiously inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode`) if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects; `a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb`

logic diagram
logical diagram noun a graphical representation of a program using formal logic

logic element
noun an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation

logic gate
noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

logic operation
logical operation noun an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic

logic programming
noun creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically

logical
adjective capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; `a logical mind`

logical fallacy
noun a fallacy in logical argumentation

logical implication
conditional relation noun a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q`; if p is true then q cannot be false

logical positivist
noun someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless

logical proof
noun proof of a logical theorem

logical quantifier
noun (logic) a word (such as `some` or `all` or `no`) that binds the variables in a logical proposition

logical relation
noun a relation between propositions

logical system
system of logic noun a system of reasoning

logical topology
noun the way the network works; `a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus`

logicality
logicalness noun correct and valid reasoning

logically
adverb in a logical manner; `he acted logically under the circumstances`

logician
logistician noun a person skilled at symbolic logic

logicism
noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic

loginess
logginess noun a dull and listless state resulting from weariness

logion
noun a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels

logistic
logistical adjective of or relating to logistics; `logistic requirements`

logistic assessment
noun a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation

logistic support
logistic assistance noun assistance between and within military commands

logistics
noun handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

logjam
noun an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

logo
logotype noun a company emblem or device

logogram
logograph noun a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; `7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven` in English and `nanatsu` in Japanese`

logogrammatic
logographic adjective of or relating to logograms or logographs

logogrammatically
adverb by means of logograms; `Chinese is written logogrammatically`

logomach
logomachist noun someone given to disputes over words

logomachy
noun argument about words or the meaning of words

logorrhea
logomania noun pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking

Logrono
noun a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River

logwood
logwood tree noun spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

loin
lumbus noun either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds

loin of lamb
noun meat from a loin of lamb

loir
Glis glis noun large European dormouse

Loire
Loire River noun the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean

Loire Vally
noun the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated

Loiseleuria
genus Loiseleuria noun one species: alpine azalea

loiterer
lingerer noun someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Loki
noun (Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor

loligo
noun somewhat flattened cylindrical squid

Lolita
noun a sexually precocious young girl

Lolium
genus Lolium noun darnel; ryegrass

lollipop
sucker 1 all-day sucker noun hard candy on a stick

lollipop lady
lollipop woman noun a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school

Lolo
Yi noun a Loloish language

Lolo-Burmese
Burmese-Yi noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan

Loloish
noun languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas

Lomariopsidaceae
family Lomariopsidaceae noun small family of usually scandent ferns

lomatia
noun any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers

Lombard
Langobard noun a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century

Lombard Street
noun a street in central London containing many of the major London banks

Lombardy
Lombardia noun a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland

Lombardy poplar
Populus nigra italica noun distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches

loment
noun pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments

Lomogramma
genus Lomogramma noun large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia

Lomotil
noun trade name of an antidiarrheal

lomustine
noun an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin`s disease

Lonas
genus Lonas noun one species: yellow ageratum

Lonchocarpus
genus Lonchocarpus noun genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers