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loam - n. 1 a fertile soil of clay and sand containing decayed vegetable matter. 2 a paste... [more]
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loaminess - n. 1 a fertile soil of clay and sand containing decayed vegetable matter. 2 a paste... [more]
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loamy - n. 1 a fertile soil of clay and sand containing decayed vegetable matter. 2 a paste... [more]
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loather - v.tr. regard with disgust; abominate, detest. loather n. loathing n. [OE lathian... [more]
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loathing - v.tr. regard with disgust; abominate, detest. loather n. loathing n. [OE lathian... [more]
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loathsomely - adj. arousing hatred or disgust; offensive, repulsive. loathsomely adv. loathsomeness... [more]
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loathsomeness - adj. arousing hatred or disgust; offensive, repulsive. loathsomely adv. loathsomeness... [more]
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lobation - adj. Biol. having a lobe or lobes. lobation n.... [more]
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lobbyer - n. & v. (pl. -ies) 1 a porch, ante-room, entrance-hall, or corridor. 2 a (in the... [more]
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lobbyism - n. & v. (pl. -ies) 1 a porch, ante-room, entrance-hall, or corridor. 2 a (in the... [more]
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lobbyist - n. & v. (pl. -ies) 1 a porch, ante-room, entrance-hall, or corridor. 2 a (in the... [more]
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lobeless - n. 1 a roundish and flattish projecting or pendulous part, often each of two or... [more]
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lobular - n. a small lobe. lobular adj. lobulate adj. [LOBE]... [more]
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lobulate - n. a small lobe. lobular adj. lobulate adj. [LOBE]... [more]
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localizable - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 restrict or assign to a particular place. 2 invest with the... [more]
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localization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 restrict or assign to a particular place. 2 invest with the... [more]
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locally - 1 an inhabitant of a particular place regarded with reference to that place. 2 a... [more]
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localness - 1 an inhabitant of a particular place regarded with reference to that place. 2 a... [more]
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locatable - v. 1 tr. discover the exact place or position of (locate the enemy's camp). 2 tr.... [more]
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locator - v. 1 tr. discover the exact place or position of (locate the enemy's camp). 2 tr.... [more]
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lochial - n. a discharge from the uterus after childbirth. lochial adj. [mod.L f. Gk lokhia... [more]
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lockable - n. & v. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires... [more]
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lockless - n. & v. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires... [more]
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locum - n. colloq. = LOCUM TENENS. [abbr.]... [more]
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locution - n. 1 a word or phrase, esp. considered in regard to style or idiom .... [more]
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loessial - n. a deposit of fine light-coloured wind-blown dust found esp. in the basins of... [more]
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loftily - adj. (loftier, loftiest) 1 literary (of things) of imposing ... [more]
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loftiness - adj. (loftier, loftiest) 1 literary (of things) of imposing ... [more]
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logarithmic - ln or log**. logarithmic adj. logarithmically adv. [mod.L logarithmus f. Gk logos... [more]
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logarithmically - ln or log**. logarithmic adj. logarithmically adv. [mod.L logarithmus f. Gk logos... [more]
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loggia - n. 1 an open-sided gallery or arcade. 2 an open-sided extension of a house. [It.,... [more]
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logicality - adj. 1 of logic or formal argument. 2 not contravening the laws of thought, correctly... [more]
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logically - adj. 1 of logic or formal argument. 2 not contravening the laws of thought, correctly... [more]
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logistic - n.pl. 1 the organization of moving, lodging , and... [more]
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logistical - n.pl. 1 the organization of moving, lodging , and... [more]
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logroller - n. US 1 colloq. the practice of exchanging favours,... [more]
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loiterer - v. 1 intr. hang about; linger idly. 2 intr. travel indolently and with long pauses.... [more]
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lomentaceous - n. Bot. a kind of pod that breaks up when mature into one-seeded joints. lomentaceous... [more]
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loneliness - adj. (lonelier, loneliest) 1 solitary, companionless, isolated. 2 (of a place) unfrequented.... [more]
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lonesomely - adj. 1 solitary, lonely. 2 feeling lonely or forlorn. 3 causing such ... [more]
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lonesomeness - adj. 1 solitary, lonely. 2 feeling lonely or forlorn. 3 causing such ... [more]
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long - n. 1 a twenty-fourth part of a day and night, 60 minutes. 2 a time of day, a point... [more]
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longbow - n. a bow drawn by hand and shooting a long feathered arrow. ... [more]
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longingly - n. & adj. a feeling of intense desire. having or showing this feeling. longingly... [more]
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longish - a having the greater of the two recognized durations. b stressed. c (of a vowel... [more]
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longueur - n. 1 a tedious passage in a book etc. 2 a tedious stretch of time. [F, = length]... [more]
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looker - n. 1 a person having a specified appearance (a good-looker). 2 colloq. an attractive... [more]
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looking - v., n ., & int. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's... [more]
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looniness - n. & adj. sl. (pl. -ies) a mad or silly person; a lunatic. (loonier, looniest)... [more]
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LOOP - n. a jumping movement in skating, similar to a loop (see LOOP ... [more]
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looper - n. 1 a caterpillar of the geometer moth which progresses by arching itself into... [more]
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loophole - n. & v. 1 a means of evading a rule etc. without infringing the letter of it. 2... [more]
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loopy - adj. (loopier, loopiest) 1 sl. crazy. 2 having many loops. ... [more]
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loosely - adj., n., & v. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or... [more]
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loosener - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become less tight or compact or firm. 2 tr. make (a regime... [more]
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looseness - adj., n., & v. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or... [more]
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loosish - adj., n., & v. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or... [more]
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looter - n. & v. 1 goods taken from an enemy; spoil. 2 booty; illicit gains made by [more]
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lope - v. & n. intr. (esp. of animals) run with a long bounding... [more]
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lophobranch - adj. (of a fish) having the gills arranged in tufts. [LOPHO- + BRANCHIA]... [more]
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lophophore - n. a tentacled disc at the mouth of bryozoans and brachiopods. ... [more]
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