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loosen to unfasten or undo. [5 definitions]
loosestrife any of various plants, related to the primrose, that bear spikes of yellow, white, rose, or purple flowers, esp. the purple loosestrife.
loose-tongued talking too much; unrestrained or careless in speech; gossipy.
loot goods and valuables taken by pillaging or plundering, usu. under conditions of war or general disorder; spoils. [7 definitions]
lop1 to chop or cut off (a part or parts), esp. from a plant or animal. [3 definitions]
lop2 to droop or be suspended loosely; hang down. [5 definitions]
lope of a horse or person, to trot or run gracefully and effortlessly with long steps, or to ride a horse at this gait. [3 definitions]
lop-eared having bent or drooping ears.
lopsided having one side or aspect that differs from the other in weight, size, or the like; unsymmetrical. [2 definitions]
loquacious given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. [2 definitions]
loquacity the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness.
loquat a small evergreen tree of the rose family native to China and Japan, bearingfragrant white flowers and yellow, plumlike fruit. [2 definitions]
loran a navigational system that can determine the position of a ship or aircraft by measuring the time interval between pulsed radio signals from two known ground stations (acronym for "long range navigation").
lord a person who rules, esp. on the basis of property rights. [6 definitions]
Lord George Gordon Byron an English poet (b.1788--d.1824).
lordly befitting a lord; noble; grand. [2 definitions]
Lord of hosts God; Jehovah, esp. as the commander of the Israelite armies in the Old Testament.
Lord's day Sunday; the Sabbath (prec. by the).
lordship (often cap.) a title used in speaking to or referring to a lord, or, in Great Britain, to a judge (usu. prec. by your or his). [2 definitions]
Lord Spiritual a bishop or an archbishop who is a member of the British House of Lords. (Cf. Lord Temporal.)
Lord's Prayer a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples.