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2 : CICADA

3 : any of various leguminous trees; also : the wood of a locust

lo·cu·tion noun : a particular form of expression; also : PHRASEOLOGY

Synonyms

fashion, manner, mode, phraseology, style, tone, vein—more at STYLE

lode noun : an ore deposit

lode·stone noun 1 : an iron-containing rock with magnetic properties

2 : something that strongly attracts

Synonyms

attraction, draw, magnet—more at MAGNET

1lodge verb lodged; lodg·ing 1 : to provide quarters for; also : to settle in a place

2 : CONTAIN

3 : to come to a rest and remain

4 : to deposit for safekeeping

5 : to vest (as authority) in an agent

6 : FILE <~ a complaint>

Synonyms

ensconce, install, perch, roost, settle—more at ENSCONCE

accommodate, billet, domicile, harbor, house, put up, quarter, roof, shelter, take in—more at HOUSE

2lodge noun 1 : a house set apart for residence in a special season or by an employee on an estate; also : INN

2 : a den or lair esp. of gregarious animals

3 : the meeting place of a branch of a fraternal organization; also : the members of such a branch

Synonyms

[1] cabin, camp, chalet, cottage—more at COTTAGE

[1] hospice, hotel, inn, public house, tavern—more at HOTEL

[2] burrow, den, hole, lair—more at DEN

lodg·er noun : a person who occupies a rented room in another's house

Synonyms

boarder, renter, roomer, tenant—more at TENANT

lodg·ing noun 1 : a place to live : DWELLING

2 : a room or suite of rooms in another's house rented as a dwelling place — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

flat, suite

lodg·ment or lodge·ment noun 1 : a lodging place

2 : the act or manner of lodging

3 : DEPOSIT

loess noun : a usu. yellowish brown loamy deposit believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind

lo–fi noun : audio production of rough or unpolished sound quality

— lo–fi adjective

1loft noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE, air, sky, fr. ON lopt]

1 : ATTIC

2 : GALLERY

3 : an upper floor (as in a warehouse or barn) esp. when not partitioned

4 : the thickness of a fabric or insulated material (as of a sleeping bag)

2loft verb : to strike or throw (a ball) so that it rises high in the air

loft·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being lofty

Synonyms

arrogance, haughtiness, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, self-importance, superiority—more at ARROGANCE

lofty adjective loft·i·er; -est 1 : elevated in character and spirit : NOBLE; also : SUPERIOR

2 : extremely proud; also : haughty and overbearingly arrogant

3 : rising to a great height : HIGH, TALL

— loft·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] chivalrous, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lordly, magnanimous, noble, sublime—more at NOBLE

[1] eloquent, formal, high-flown, majestic, stately, superior, towering

[2] arrogant, haughty, highfalutin, imperious, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious

1log noun 1 : a bulky piece of a cut or fallen tree

2 : an apparatus for measuring a ship's speed

3 : the daily record of a ship's progress; also : a regularly kept record of performance or events

2log verb logged; log·ging 1 : to cut (trees) for lumber; also : to clear (land) of trees in lumbering

2 : to enter in a log; broadly : to make a note or record of

3 : to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time)

4 : to have (an indicated record) to one's credit : ACHIEVE

— log·ger noun

Synonyms

jot, mark, note, put down, record, register, set down—more at RECORD

3log noun : LOGARITHM

lo·gan·ber·ry noun : a red-fruited upright-growing dewberry; also : its berry

log·a·rithm noun : the exponent that indicates the power to which a base is raised to produce a given number

— log·a·rith·mic adjective

loge noun 1 : a small compartment; also : a box in a theater

2 : a small partitioned area; also : the forward section of a theater mezzanine

log·ger·head noun : a large sea turtle of subtropical and temperate waters

— at loggerheads