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

Lorisidae
family Lorisidae noun slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless

Lorraine
Lothringen noun an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits

Lorraine cross
cross of Lorraine noun a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper

lorry
noun a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

lory
noun small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

Los Alamos
noun a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced

Los Angeles
City of the Angels noun a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States

lose
verb fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; `I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!`; `The company turned a loss after the first year`

loser
noun a gambler who loses a bet

loser
noun a contestant who loses the contest

losing streak
noun a streak of losses

losings
losses noun something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

loss
deprivation noun the disadvantage that results from losing something; `his loss of credibility led to his resignation`; `losing him is no great deprivation`

loss of consciousness
noun the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond

loss ratio
noun the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received

lossless
adjective characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy

lossy
adjective characterized by or causing dissipation of energy

lost
missed adjective not caught with the senses or the mind; `words lost in the din`

lost cause
noun a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

Lost Tribes
noun the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)

lost-and-found
noun repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them

lot
noun a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; `he bought a lot on the lake`

lot
noun anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; `the luck of the draw`; `they drew lots for it`

Lot`s wife
noun (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot`s wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

Lota
genus Lota noun burbot

Lothario
noun a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women

Lothian Region
noun a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh

loti
noun the basic unit of money in Lesotho

lotic
adjective of or relating to or living in actively moving water

lotion
noun any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin

lotion
noun liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; `a lotion for dry skin`

lottery
noun players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

lotto
bingo noun a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

lotus
Egyptian water lily noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

lotus position
noun a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga

lotus tree
Ziziphus lotus noun shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region

lotus-eater
noun someone indifferent to the busy world; `in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence`

lotusland
lotus land noun an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence

louche
shady adjective of questionable taste or morality; `a louche nightclub`; `a louche painting`

loud
adjective characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; `a group of loud children`; `loud thunder`; `her voice was too loud`; `loud trombones`

loud-mouthed
adjective given to loud offensive talk

loud-voiced
adjective having an unusually loud voice

loudly
loud adverb with relatively high volume; `the band played loudly`; `she spoke loudly and angrily`; `he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him`; `cried aloud for help`

loudmouth
blusterer noun a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly

loudness
noun the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); `the kids played their music at full volume`

loudspeaker
speaker noun electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

lough
noun Irish word for a lake

Louis
Joe Louis noun United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981)

louis d`or
noun a former French gold coin

Louis I
Louis the Pious noun third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840)

Louis II
Louis le Begue noun king of France and Germany (846-879)

Louis III
noun son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany (863-882)

Louis IV
Louis d`Outremer noun king of France (921-954)

Louis IX
Saint Louis noun king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)

Louis V
Louis le Faineant noun the last Carolingian king of France (967-987)

Louis VI
Louis the Far noun king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137)

Louis VII
noun king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)

Louis VIII
noun king of France who increased the power of the crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226)

Louis X
Louis le Hutin noun king of France (1289-1316)

Louis XI
noun king of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)

Louis XII
noun king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)

Louis XIII
noun king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)

Louis XIV
Sun King noun king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)

Louis XV
noun grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years` War (1710-1774)

Louis XVI
noun king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)

Louisiana
Pelican State noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Louisiana Purchase
noun territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada

Louisianan
Louisianian noun a native or resident of Louisiana

lounge
waiting room noun a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

lounge lizard
lizard noun a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

loungewear
noun clothing suitable for relaxation

lounging jacket
smoking jacket noun a man`s soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home

lounging pajama
lounging pyjama noun pajamas worn while lounging

loupe
jeweler`s loupe noun small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists

louse
noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

louse fly
hippoboscid noun bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals

lousy
adjective infested with lice; `burned their lousy clothes`

lout
clod noun an awkward stupid person

louvar
Luvarus imperialis noun large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton

louver
louvre noun one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

louvered
adjective supplied with louvers for ventilation; `a louvered door`

louvered window
noun a window with glass louvers

Louvre
noun an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

Louvre Museum
noun an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

lovable
loveable adjective having characteristics that attract love or affection; `a mischievous but lovable child`

lovage
noun stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

lovastatin
Mevacor noun an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate

love
passion noun any object of warm affection or devotion; `the theater was her first love`; `he has a passion for cock fighting`;

love
erotic love noun a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; `their love left them indifferent to their surroundings`; `she was his first love`

love affair
romance noun a relationship between two lovers

love feast
noun a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants

love grass
bay grass noun any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion

love knot
lovers` knot noun a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love

love letter
billet doux noun a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection

love lyric
noun the lyric of a love song

love match
noun a marriage for love`s sake; not an arranged marriage

love seat
loveseat noun small sofa that seats two people

love song
love-song noun a song about love or expressing love for another person

love story
noun a story dealing with love

love vine
Cuscuta gronovii noun leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax