English Dictionary — Definitions & Meanings

logy

adj

Sluggish and slow to react.

Lohan

name

A surname of Irish origin.

loin

noun

The side of the body between the ribs and the hip.

loincloth

noun

A simple piece of cloth wrapped around the hips and between the legs.

loiner

noun

Someone from Leeds, in England.

loins

noun

The hips and lower abdomen; often used euphemistically for the genitals or reproductive organs.

Loire

name

The longest river in France, flowing from the southeast to the Atlantic coast in the northwest.

Lois

name

A female given name of biblical origin, borne by the grandmother of Timothy in the New Testament.

loiter

verb

To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.

loitering

noun

The act of standing or hanging around somewhere without a clear purpose.

LoJack

noun

A GPS- and cellular-based tracking system used to locate a stolen vehicle.

loke

noun

The small gate or hatch set into a door.

Loki

noun

In Norse mythology, the trickster god associated with mischief, chaos, and shapeshifting.

lol

interjection

Used in writing to show that something is funny or that a message is meant light-heartedly.

Lola

noun

(informal, in some cultures, especially Filipino English) A term for one's grandmother.

loli

noun

(informal) A character drawn or written to look like a young girl, especially in lolicon.

Lolita

noun

A sexually precocious young girl (a term now widely considered offensive and best avoided).

loll

verb

To lie back or lean in a relaxed, lazy way.

lollies

noun

A garment worn by cheerleaders beneath their skirts instead of ordinary underwear.

lollipop

noun

A piece of hard candy fixed on a stick.

lollop

verb

To move at an easy pace with a bouncing, rolling gait.

lolly

noun

(British/Australian, informal) A piece of candy, or a lollipop.

lollygag

verb

To waste time and avoid doing what needs to be done.

lollygagger

noun

A lazy person who spends time doing nothing useful; a slacker.

lolo

noun

(informal, in some cultures, especially Filipino English) A term for one's grandfather.

Loman

name

A surname.

Lomax

name

A surname originating from a former place name in Lancashire, England.

Lombard

noun

A member of a Germanic people who conquered and settled northern Italy in the 6th century.

Lombardi

name

An Italian surname, most famously associated with American football coach Vince Lombardi.

Lombardo

name

A surname found in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, referring to someone from Lombardy.

Lompoc

name

A city in Santa Barbara County, California.

Lon

name

A male given name, often used as a short form of Alonzo.

Londo

name

A surname of Dutch origin.

London

noun

The capital city of the United Kingdom and of England, on the River Thames, with a metropolitan population of over 13 million.

londongrad

name

A name for London, viewed as a refuge for exiles from Eastern Europe, particularly Russia.

londonistan

name

A name for London when viewed as a city that has been culturally taken over by Muslims.

lone

adjective

Alone; without companions.

loneliness

noun

A painful feeling of being alone or cut off from other people.

lonely

adjective

Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.

loneness

noun

The state of being on your own; solitude.

loner

noun

A person who prefers to be, or generally is, alone rather than with others.

lonesome

adjective

Feeling sad from being alone; lonely.

lonesomeness

noun

The feeling of being lonesome.

long

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

long-lasting

adjective

Continuing to exist, work or have an effect for a long time.

long-term

adjective

Lasting, continuing or taking effect over a long period of time.

longer

adjective

The comparative form of "long"; extending further in distance or time.

longest

adjective

The superlative form of "long"; extending the furthest in distance or time of all being compared.

longevity

noun

The quality of living or lasting for a long time.

longevous

adj

Living for a very long time.

Longfellow

name

A surname originally used as a nickname for a tall person.

longhand

noun

Ordinary handwriting, as opposed to typing or shorthand.

longhouse

noun

A long building shared by several families, used traditionally by groups such as the Iroquois, the Vikings and various peoples of Malaysia and Indonesia.

longing

noun

A strong, often wistful desire for something.

longitude

noun

The angular distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.

longitudinal

adj

Set crosswise to a fixed direction on an object.

Longmire

name

A surname, familiar to many through the television series Longmire.

Longo

name

A surname, common in Italian communities.

longs

noun

(informal) Long trousers, as opposed to shorts.

longshoreman

noun

A man who works loading and unloading ships at a port; anyone who does this job.

longsome

adj

Very long or drawn out; lasting a long time.

Longstreet

name

A surname, most notable through Confederate general James Longstreet.

longtime

adjective

Having existed or continued for a long period.

longwave

adj

Having a wavelength longer than 1000 metres.

Longworth

name

A surname, and the name of a village in Oxfordshire, England.

longy

noun

A Manx cat born with a long tail, which stops it entering a Manx cat show.

Lonnie

name

A male given name, used as a pet form of Alonzo or as a diminutive of Lon.

loo

noun

(British, informal) A toilet, or the room containing one.

loofah

noun

A rough sponge made from the dried fibrous interior of a gourd, used for scrubbing the skin while bathing.

look

verb

To direct one's eyes toward something in order to see it.

look at

phrasal verb

To direct your eyes towards something or someone in order to see it.

look forward

phrasal verb

To feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen. It is almost always used as look forward to, followed by a noun or an -ing verb.

look into

phrasal verb

To investigate a problem, complaint or question in order to find out the facts.

lookalike

noun

A person or thing that closely resembles another, especially a celebrity or well-known figure.

looked

adj

Having a particular appearance, as described by a preceding word.

lookee

noun

The person or thing being looked at, as opposed to the one doing the looking.

looker

noun

Someone who is very attractive.

looking

noun

The act of directing one's eyes toward something; a glance or gaze.

looking forward

verb

Feeling pleased and excited about something that is going to happen; used in the pattern "looking forward to" plus a noun or an -ing verb.

lookit

intj

Used to grab someone's attention before making a point, similar to "look" or "listen."

lookout

noun

A person whose job is to watch for danger or trouble.

looks

noun

A person's physical appearance, especially how attractive they are.

looky

verb

An old-fashioned or playful way of saying "look."

loom

noun

A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.

Loomis

name

A surname, and the name of several small towns and communities across the United States and Canada.

loon

noun

A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.

Looney

name

A surname of Irish origin.

loong

noun

A Chinese dragon, a legendary serpentine creature associated with power and good fortune.

loonie

noun

The Canadian one-dollar coin that has been used since 1987.

loony

adj

Crazy or mentally unstable.

loop

noun

A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.

looped

adj

Formed into a loop or containing loops.

loophole

noun

A gap, ambiguity, or technicality in a law or rule that lets someone avoid its intended effect.

looping

noun

The act or pattern of repeating something in a circular or continuous way.

loopy

adj

Slightly crazy, silly, or dazed, often from tiredness or medication.

loos

noun

An old, now rare word for praise, fame, or reputation.

loose

adj

Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.

loosely

adv

In a way that is not tight or firmly fixed.

loosen

verb

To make something less tight, or to become less tight.

loosened

adj

Made less tight or firm than before.

loosening

noun

The process of making something less tight or strict.

looser

noun

Someone or something that sets things loose or free.

loot

noun

Goods stolen or taken by force, especially during war, a riot, or (in video games) after defeating an enemy.

looting

noun

The act of stealing goods during a riot, war, or disaster, when there is little or no law enforcement.

lop

verb

To cut off a part of something, especially a branch or limb.

lope

verb

To move with a relaxed, easy stride, usually at a steady pace.

loper

noun

A person or animal that runs or leaps with long strides.

lopsided

adj

Uneven, with one side larger, heavier, or more developed than the other.

loquacious

adjective

Talkative and chatty.

loquat

noun

A small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, or its oval yellow fruit, which grows in clusters and contains several large seeds.

lor

particle

A sentence-ending word (used mainly in Singlish and similar dialects) that adds a tone of resignation, inevitability, or "that's just how it is."

Lora

noun

A technique for efficiently fine-tuning a large machine-learning model by training small additional "adapter" layers instead of the whole model.

lorandite

noun

A monoclinic mineral made up of arsenic, sulfur and thallium.

lorazepam

noun

A prescription medicine from the benzodiazepine family, mainly used to treat anxiety.

lord

noun

A man who holds a title of nobility, or a ruler with power over others.

lordliness

noun

The quality of being lordly; a proud, commanding manner.

lordship

noun

The rank, title, or condition of being a lord.

Lordy

intj

An exclamation expressing surprise, frustration, or strong emotion.

lore

noun

The accumulated knowledge, stories, and traditions about a subject, passed down over time.

Lorelai

name

A female given name of German origin, a modern respelling of Lorelei.

lorelei

noun

A woman viewed as dangerously alluring, like the legendary siren said to lure sailors to their doom.

loreless

adj

Lacking learning or knowledge; uneducated.

loremaster

noun

Someone with deep knowledge of traditional subjects such as history, family trees, old poetry and sometimes magic; a scholar.

Loren

name

A unisex given name, used for men as a form of Lawrence/Lorenzo and for women as a rarer variant of Lauren.

Lorena

name

A female given name from Italian, popularly associated with Laura through folk etymology.

Lorenz

noun

A radio-based guidance system that helped pilots line up with a runway for landing in low visibility, used at German military airfields.

Lorenzo

name

A surname (and common Italian/Spanish given name) derived from Latin Laurentius.

loreto

name

The name of a town in Ancona, Marche, Italy.

Loretta

name

A female given name derived from Lauretta, an Italian diminutive of Laura.

lorette

noun

A woman considered to have loose morals, particularly one linked to the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette area of Paris.

Lori

name

A female given name that was especially popular in the United States during the 1960s.

Lorie

name

A less common spelling of Laurie, a diminutive of Laura.

loring

noun

Teaching or instruction, especially of a formal or moral kind (an old, now rare word).

lorn

adj

Doomed or lost.

Lorna

name

A female given name popularized by a 19th-century novel and mostly used in Scotland and England.

lorne

name

A male first name.

Lorraine

name

A historic region and former duchy in eastern France.

lorry

noun

A large motor vehicle used to transport heavy goods by road (the British word for a truck).

los

noun

A wildcat of the genus Lynx, especially the Eurasian lynx.

lose

verb

To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.

loser

noun

Someone who fails to win a game, contest, or competition.

losing

adj

Not winning; on course to be defeated, or already resulting in loss.

losings

noun

Money lost, for example through gambling.

loss

noun

The state of no longer having something you once had.

lossless

adjective

Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force.

lossy

adjective

In computing, describing an algorithm or format that reduces the amount of information in data when converting or compressing it.

lost

adj

Unable to find your way or unsure of your location.

lot

noun

A large amount or number of something.

loteby

noun

A lover or mistress; a concubine.

loth

noun

A traditional unit of weight, once used in parts of Germany, the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, equal to half the local ounce.