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- losesverb
Third person singular present tense of "lose"; to be deprived of or cease to have.
- losingverb
Present participle of "lose"; the act of being deprived of something or failing to win.
- lossnoun
The fact or process of losing something or someone.
- lossesnoun
Plural of loss; instances of losing something or someone.
- lostverb
Past tense of "lose": ceased to have or was deprived of.
- lotnoun
**(a lot / lots)** A large number or amount.
- lotionnoun
A liquid preparation applied to the skin for cosmetic or medicinal purposes.
- lotsnoun
A large number or amount (more informal than "a lot").
- lottadeterminer
(Informal) Eye dialect spelling of "lot of," representing casual pronunciation.
- lotterynoun
A system of raising money by selling numbered tickets and awarding prizes to holders of randomly drawn numbers.
- lotusnoun
An aquatic plant of the water lily family with large pink or white flowers, native to Asia and Australia.
- loudadjective
Producing or capable of producing much noise; having high volume.
- louderadjective
Comparative form of "loud"; producing more noise or having greater volume.
- loudlyadverb
In a way that produces much noise; with great volume or intensity.
- loungenoun
A room for relaxing in a home, hotel, or airport.
- lousyadjective
(informal) Very poor or bad; of low quality.
- lovenoun
An intense feeling of deep affection.
- lovedverb
Past tense of "love": felt deep affection for.
- lovelyadjective
Very beautiful or attractive.
- lovernoun
A person having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone outside marriage.
- loversnoun
People who are in a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- lovesverb
Third person singular present tense of "love"; feels deep affection for someone.
- lovinnoun
(informal) Affection or love, typically physical affection.
- lovingadjective
Feeling or showing love or great care.
- lowadjective
Not high or tall; near the ground.
- loweradjective
Comparative form of "low": less high in position.
- loweredverb
Past tense and past participle of "lower"; moved something to a position closer to the ground or to a lower level.
- lowestadjective
Superlative form of "low"; situated at the most minimal height or position.
- lowlyadjective
Of low rank, status, or importance; humble.
- loyaladjective
Giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person, institution, or cause.
- loyaltynoun
The quality of being faithful and devoted to a person, cause, country, or institution.
- lsnoun
(computing) A command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems that lists directory contents.
- lsdnoun
Lysergic acid diethylamide; a powerful hallucinogenic drug that causes altered perceptions and sensory experiences.
- lsnabbreviation
(computing) Log Sequence Number; a unique identifier used in database systems to track the sequence of log records.
- ltabbreviation
Abbreviation for lieutenant; a military or naval officer rank.
- ltdabbreviation
Abbreviation for "Limited"; a designation used after company names to indicate a private limited company, particularly in British and Commonwealth usage.
- lunoun
(chemistry) The chemical symbol for lutetium, a rare earth element with atomic number 71.
- lucproper_noun
A male given name of French origin, variant of Luke.
- lucaproper_noun
A male given name of Italian origin, variant of Luke.
- lucasproper_noun
A male given name of Greek and Latin origin.
- luciaproper_noun
A female given name of Latin origin, meaning "light."
- lucianoproper_noun
A masculine given name, the Italian and Spanish form of Lucian.
- lucienproper_noun
A masculine given name, the French form of Lucian.
- luciferproper_noun
(theology) A name for Satan, especially before his fall from heaven.
- lucilleproper_noun
A feminine given name of French origin, derived from Lucia.
- lucknoun
Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than one's own actions.
- luckiestadjective
Superlative form of lucky; having or experiencing the most good fortune.
- luckilyadverb
By good fortune; fortunately.
- luckyadjective
Having, bringing, or resulting from good fortune.
- lucyproper_noun
A feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "light."