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

lowered
adjective below the surround or below the normal position; `with lowered eyes`

lowering
noun the act of causing to become less

lowering
noun the act of causing something to move to a lower level

loweringly
adverb in a menacing or scowling way; `he looked up loweringly`

lowest
adverb in the lowest position; nearest the ground; `the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest`

lowest common multiple
least common multiple noun the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; `the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36`

lowland
adjective of relatively low or level country

lowland burrowing treefrog
northern casque-headed frog noun terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest

lowland fir
lowland white fir noun lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves

Lowlander
Scottish Lowlander noun a native of the Lowlands of Scotland

Lowlands
Lowlands of Scotland noun the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous

lowness
noun the condition of being low; lacking height; `he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling`

Lowry
Malcolm Lowry noun English novelist (1909-1957)

Lowry
Laurence Stephen Lowry noun English painter (1887-1976)

lowset
low-set adjective lower than average; `lowset ears`; `a stocky low-set animal`

lox
noun brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked

loxapine
Loxitane noun a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia

Loxia
genus Loxia noun crossbill

Loxodonta
genus Loxodonta noun a genus of Elephantidae

Loxoma
genus Loxoma noun one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand

Loxomataceae
family Loxomataceae noun very small family of New Zealand ferns

Loxostege
genus Loxostege noun garden webworms

Loya Jirga
noun a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; `he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce`

loyal
adjective steadfast in allegiance or duty; `loyal subjects`; `loyal friends stood by him`

loyalist
stalwart noun a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

Loyalist Volunteer Force
noun a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace

loyally
adverb with loyalty; in a loyal manner; `government will not be efficient unless the people as a whole accept leadership loyally and enthusiastically`

loyalty
noun the quality of being loyal

lozenge
noun a small aromatic or medicated candy

Lozier
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier noun United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888)

LP
L-P noun a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm

Luanda
Angolan capital noun port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola

Luba
Tshiluba noun a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo

Lubavitch
Lubavitch movement noun a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study

Lubavitcher
noun a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism

lubber`s hole
noun hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds

lubber`s line
lubber line noun a fixed line on a ship`s compass indicating its heading

lubberly
landlubberly adjective inexperienced in seamanship; `of all landlubbers the most lubberly`

Lubbock
noun a city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo

Lubeck
noun a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League

Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch noun German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947)

Lublin
noun an industrial city of eastern Poland

lubricant
lubricator noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

lubricated
greased adjective smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction

lubricating system
force-feed lubricating system noun mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings

lubrication
noun an application of a lubricant to something

lubricious
lustful 1 prurient adjective characterized by lust; `eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer`; `her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature`; `prurient literature`; `prurient thoughts`; `a salacious rooster of a little man`

Lubumbashi
Elisabethville noun a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville

Lucanidae
family Lucanidae noun stag beetles

Luce
Clare Booth Luce noun United States playwright and public official (1902-1987)

Luce
Henry Robinson Luce noun United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)

lucid
adjective having a clear mind; `a lucid moment in his madness`

lucidity
noun a lucid state of mind; not confused

lucidity
lucidness noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

lucidly
pellucidly adverb in a clear and lucid manner; `this is a lucidly written book`

luciferin
noun pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation

lucifugous
lucifugal adjective light-avoiding

Lucilia
genus Lucilia noun greenbottle flies

Lucite
Perspex noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin

Lucius Clay
Lucius DuBignon Clay noun United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)

luck
fortune noun an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; `bad luck caused his downfall`; `we ran into each other by pure chance`

Lucknow
noun the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

lucky
adjective blessed with good fortune; `considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house`; `a lucky guess`

lucky dip
noun a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random

lucrative
moneymaking adjective producing a sizeable profit; `a remunerative business`

Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus noun Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)

Lucrezia Borgia
Duchess of Ferrara noun Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)

lucubration
noun laborious cogitation

Lucullus
Licinius Lucullus noun Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)

Luculus
Lucius Licinius Luculus noun Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC)

Lucy
noun incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

Lucy Stone
noun United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)

Luda
Luta noun an industrial conurbation in northeastern China

Luddite
noun one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment

Ludi Saeculares
secular games noun the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era

Ludian
noun a Baltic-Finnic language

ludo
noun a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

Lufengpithecus
genus Lufengpithecus noun a genus of Hominidae

luff
noun the act of sailing close to the wind

luffa
dishcloth gourd noun any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit`s dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge

Lufkin
noun a town in eastern Texas

Luftwaffe
German Luftwaffe noun the German airforce

lug
noun a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

lug
verb obstruct; `My nose is all stuffed`; `Her arteries are blocked`

lug wrench
noun a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated

LuGanda
noun the Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda

luge
noun a racing sled for one or two people

Luger
noun a German semiautomatic pistol

luggage carousel
luggage carrousel noun carries luggage to air travelers

luggage carrier
noun carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage

luggage compartment
automobile trunk noun compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; `he put his golf bag in the trunk`

luggage rack
roof rack noun carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car

lugger
noun small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

luging
noun riding a light one-man toboggan

lugsail
noun a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

lugubrious
adjective excessively mournful

lugubriously
adverb in a sorrowful lugubrious manner; `his long face lugubriously reflecting a hidden and unexpressed compassion`

lugworm
lug noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Luke
Gospel of Luke noun one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus`s birth and early life

lukewarm
tepid adjective moderately warm; `he hates lukewarm coffee`; `tepid bath water`