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askew, awry, cockeyed, crooked, listing, oblique, slantwise, uneven—more at AWRY

lo·qua·cious adjective : excessively talkative

— lo·quac·i·ty noun

Synonyms

chatty, conversational, gabby, garrulous, talkative—more at TALKATIVE

1lord noun [ORIGIN: ME loverd, lord, fr. OE hlāford, fr. hlāf loaf + weard keeper]

1 : one having power and authority over others; especially : a person from whom a feudal fee or estate is held

2 : a man of rank or high position; especially : a British nobleman

3 plural cap : the upper house of the British parliament

4 : a person of great power in some field

5 cap : GOD 1

2lord verb : to act like a lord; especially : to put on airs — usu. used with it

lord chancellor noun, plural lords chancellor : a British officer of state who presides over the House of Lords, serves as head of the British judiciary, and is usu. a leading member of the cabinet

lord·ly adjective lord·li·er; -est 1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a lord : DIGNIFIED; also : possessing or arising from a sense of high moral character

2 : exhibiting the pride and assurance associated with one of the highest birth or rank : HAUGHTY

Synonyms

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

[2] disdainful, haughty, highfalutin, lofty, prideful, proud, superior—more at PROUD

lord·ship noun 1 : the rank or dignity of a lord — used as a title

2 : the authority or territory of a lord

Lord's Supper noun : COMMUNION

lore noun 1 : something that has been learned : KNOWLEDGE; especially : traditional knowledge or belief

2 : a particular body of knowledge or tradition

Synonyms

[1] knowledge, science, wisdom—more at KNOWLEDGE

[2] folklore, legend, myth, mythology, tradition—more at FOLKLORE

lor·gnette noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. lorgner to take a sidelong look at, fr. MF, fr. lorgne squinting]

: a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle

lorn adjective : miserable and forlorn as if deserted : DESOLATE

lor·ry noun, plural lorries chiefly British

: MOTORTRUCK

lose verb lost ; los·ing 1 : DESTROY

2 : to miss from a customary place : MISLAY

3 : to suffer deprivation of

4 : to fail to use : WASTE

5 : to fail to win or obtain <~ the game>

6 : to fail to keep or maintain <~ his balance>

7 : to wander from <~ her way>

8 : to get rid of

Synonyms

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, reject, scrap, shed, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload—more at DISCARD

los·er noun 1 : a person or thing that loses esp. consistently

2 a : a person who is incompetent or unable to succeed

b : something doomed to fail or disappoint

Synonyms

bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, lemon, turkey, washout—more at FAILURE

loss noun 1 : the state or fact of being destroyed : RUIN

2 : the harm resulting from losing

3 : something that is lost

4 plural : killed, wounded, or captured soldiers

5 : failure to win

6 : an amount by which the cost exceeds the selling price

7 : decrease in amount or degree

8 : the act of losing possession

Synonyms

[1] annihilation, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc, obliteration, ruin, wastage, wreckage—more at DESTRUCTION

[3] casualty, fatality, victim—more at CASUALTY

[5] defeat, rout, shellacking—more at DEFEAT

[7] abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, drop, fall, reduction, shrinkage—more at DECREASE

loss leader noun : an article sold at a loss in order to draw customers

lost adjective 1 : not used, won, or claimed

2 : no longer possessed or known

3 : ruined or destroyed physically or morally

4 : DENIED; also : HARDENED

5 : unable to find the way; also : HELPLESS

6 : ABSORBED, RAPT

7 : not appreciated or understood

Synonyms

gone, missing; also absent, castaway; irrecoverable, irretrievable; forgotten, unknown

Antonyms

owned, possessed, retained

lot noun 1 : an object used in deciding