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Lk abbreviation Luke

ll abbreviation lines

lla·ma noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. Quechua]

: any of a genus of wild or domesticated So. American mammals related to the camels but smaller and without a hump

lla·no noun, plural llanos : an open grassy plain esp. of Latin America

LLD abbreviation [ORIGIN: NL legum doctor]

doctor of laws

LNG abbreviation liquefied natural gas

1load noun 1 a : PACK

b : whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance : CARGO

2 : a mass of weight supported by something

3 : something that burdens the mind or spirits

4 : a large quantity — usu. used in pl.

5 : a standard, expected, or authorized burden

Synonyms

[1b] burden, cargo, draft, freight, haul, lading, payload, weight; also carload; ballast, deadweight; overload, surcharge; bale, pack, package, parcel, shipment; body, bulk, mass

usually loads [4] abundance, heap, lot, mass, mountain, much, pile, plenty, profusion, quantity

2load verb 1 a : to put a load in or on; also : to receive a load

b : to fill with a load

2 : to encumber with an obligation or something heavy or disheartening

3 : to increase the weight of by adding something

4 : to supply abundantly

5 : to put a charge in (as a firearm)

Synonyms

[1a] burden, encumber, lumber, saddle, weight; also clog, clutter, fill, heap; press, weigh; strain, tax; overburden, overload, overtax, surcharge; handicap; afflict, oppress

Antonyms

disencumber, unburden, unload

[1b] charge, cram, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, pack, stuff—more at FILL

load·ed adjective 1 slang : HIGH 12

2 : having a large amount of money

3 : equipped with an abundance of options

Synonyms

affluent, flush, moneyed, opulent, rich, wealthy, well-heeled, well-to-do—more at RICH

load·stone variant of LODESTONE

1loaf noun, plural loaves : a shaped or molded mass esp. of bread

2loaf verb : to spend time in idleness : LOUNGE

Synonyms

dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang around, hang out, idle, loll, lounge—more at IDLE

loaf·er noun 1 : one that loafs

2 : a low step-in shoe

Synonyms

drone, idler, lazybones, slouch, slug, sluggard—more at LAZYBONES

loam noun : SOIL; especially : a loose soil of mixed clay, sand, and silt

— loamy adjective

1loan noun 1 : money lent at interest; also : something lent for the borrower's temporary use

2 : the grant of temporary use

2loan verb : LEND

loan shark noun : a person who lends money at excessive rates of interest

— loan·shark·ing noun

loan·word noun : a word taken from another language and at least partly naturalized

loath also loathe adjective : RELUCTANT

loathe verb loathed; loath·ing : to dislike greatly

Synonyms

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate—more at HATE

loath·ing noun : extreme disgust

Synonyms

aversion, disgust, distaste, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion—more at DISGUST

abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred—more at HATE

loath·some adjective : exciting loathing : REPULSIVE

lob verb lobbed; lob·bing : to throw, hit, or propel something in a high arc

— lob noun

1lobby noun, plural lobbies 1 : a corridor used esp. as a passageway or waiting room

2 : a group of persons engaged in lobbying

Synonyms

entry, foyer, hall, vestibule—more at HALL

2lobby verb lob·bied; lob·by·ing : to try to influence public officials and esp. legislators

— lob·by·ist noun

lobe noun : a curved or rounded part esp. of a bodily organ

— lo·bar adjective

— lobed adjective

lo·be·lia noun : any of a genus of plants often grown for their clusters of showy flowers

lo·bot·o·my noun, plural -mies : surgical severance of certain nerve fibers in the brain performed esp. formerly to relieve some mental disorders

lob·ster noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE loppestre, fr. loppe spider]

: any of a family of edible marine crustaceans with two large pincerlike claws and four other pairs of legs; also : SPINY LOBSTER

1local adjective 1 : of, relating to, or occupying a particular