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1. [**loth**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loth.md) adjective (not compared; old spelling of 'loath') 1) Loth means unwilling or reluctant to do something.
2. [**lotion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lotion.md) noun (a lotion, lotions; lotion — uncountable) 1) A lotion is a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect it, soften it or treat it.
3. [**lots**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lots.md) noun (lots — plural of lot; «lots of»); adverb (lots — very much, informal) «Lots» or «lots of» means a large number or amount: «lots of friends», «lots of water».
4. [**lottery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lottery.md) noun (a lottery, lotteries) A lottery is a game where people buy numbered tickets and winners are picked by chance to get money or prizes.
5. [**lotto**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lotto.md) noun (lotto; a lotto game, lottos – rare) A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money.
6. [**lotus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lotus.md) noun (a lotus, lotuses) A lotus is a water plant with large round leaves and big pink or white flowers that rise above the water in ponds and lakes, mostly in Asia.
7. [**loud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loud.md) adjective (loud, louder, loudest); adverb (loud, loudly) Loud means making a big sound that is easy to hear.
8. [**loudly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loudly.md) adverb (loudly, more loudly, most loudly) 1) In a loud way; making a lot of noise or with a strong voice so it can be heard far away.
9. [**loudness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loudness.md) noun (loudness — uncountable) 1) How loud a sound is; the strength of a sound that we hear.
10. [**loudspeaker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loudspeaker.md) noun (a loudspeaker, loudspeakers) A device that turns electrical signals into sound and makes voices or music louder, so many people can hear.
11. [**lough**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lough.md) noun (a lough, loughs) 1) (Ireland) A lough is a lake or a long, narrow arm of the sea in Ireland, like a Scottish loch.
12. [**lounge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lounge.md) noun (a lounge, lounges); verb (lounge, lounges, lounged, lounging) A lounge is a comfortable room in a house where people sit and relax; a living room or sitting room.
13. [**louse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/louse.md) noun (a louse, lice; a louse, louses — slang meaning); verb (louse up — informal) A tiny insect without wings that lives on the skin or hair of people or animals and feeds on blood; plural «lice».
14. [**lout**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lout.md) noun (louts) 1) A lout is a rude, clumsy, stupid young man who behaves badly.
15. [**louvre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/louvre.md) noun (a louvre, louvres; US «louver»); proper noun (the Louvre) The Louvre is a famous art museum in Paris, France, in an old royal palace; it is home to the «Mona Lisa» (a name).
16. [**lovable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lovable.md) adjective (more lovable, most lovable) 1) Lovable means easy to love, sweet and kind, so that people like you.
17. [**love**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/love.md) verb (love, loves, loved, loving); noun (love — uncountable; a love, loves — someone or something loved) To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends.
18. [**loveliness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loveliness.md) noun (no plural) 1) Loveliness is great beauty, the quality of being lovely.
19. [**lovely**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lovely.md) adjective (lovely, lovelier, loveliest) 1) Very nice, pleasant or beautiful. 2) Kind and friendly: «she's a lovely person». 3) (UK, informal) Used to say thank you or «great»…
20. [**lover**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lover.md) noun (a lover, lovers) A lover of something is a person who likes it very much: an animal lover, a book lover, a music lover.
21. [**lovesick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lovesick.md) adjective (lovesick) Lovesick means so much in love, often with someone who does not love you back, that you feel sad, dreamy and cannot think of anything else.
22. [**lovingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lovingly.md) adverb (lovingly) Lovingly means in a way that shows love and care.
23. [**low**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/low.md) adjective (low, lower, lowest); adverb (low); noun (a low, lows) Not high: close to the ground or the bottom (a low wall, a low shelf).
24. [**lower**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lower.md) adjective (lower, comparative of low; lowest); verb (lower, lowers, lowered, lowering) Lower means less high, closer to the ground, or at the bottom of something.
25. [**lowermost**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lowermost.md) adjective (lowermost) 1) Lowest; at the very bottom of a set of things. 2) (formal) The furthest down of several layers or levels.
26. [**lowest**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lowest.md) adjective (low, lower, lowest); superlative of low Lowest means the least high, nearest the ground or the bottom.
27. [**lowland**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lowland.md) noun (lowland, lowlands); adjective (lowland) Flat land that is low, not much higher than the sea.
28. [**lowly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lowly.md) adjective (lowlier, lowliest) 1) Lowly means humble, low in rank or position.
29. [**loyal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loyal.md) adjective (loyal, more loyal, most loyal; also loyaller — rare) 1) Always supporting and caring about a friend, family, team or country, and not letting them down.
30. [**loyally**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loyally.md) adverb (loyally) 1) In a faithful way, staying on someone's side and not letting them down.
31. [**loyalty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loyalty.md) noun (loyalty — uncountable; loyalties) Loyalty is being faithful and supportive to a person, group, team or country, and sticking with them.
32. [**lu**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lu.md) fragment / pinyin (Mandarin) — not an English word «Lù» means road or way (路), as in «yi lu ping an» (have a safe journey); «lǜ» means green (绿); «Lu» is also a common Chinese surname.
33. [**lubber**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lubber.md) noun (lubbers) 1) A lubber is a clumsy, slow, awkward person. 2) (old use, at sea) A landlubber is a person who is not used to the sea.
34. [**lubricate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lubricate.md) verb (lubricate, lubricates, lubricated, lubricating) To put oil, grease or another slippery stuff on parts of a machine so they move smoothly and do not rub or wear out.
35. [**lucifer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lucifer.md) noun (lucifers) 1) (old use) A lucifer is an early kind of match that lit when scraped on a rough surface. Not the same as the name Lucifer, the devil.
36. [**luck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luck.md) noun (luck); verb (luck out — informal US) Luck is when good or bad things happen by chance, not because of what you did.
37. [**luckily**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luckily.md) adverb (luckily) 1) By good luck; it is lucky that... (used to show something good happened by chance).
38. [**luckless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luckless.md) adjective (more luckless, most luckless) 1) Unlucky; having bad fortune, often through no fault of one's own.
39. [**lucky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lucky.md) adjective (lucky, luckier, luckiest) 1) Having good things happen by chance, not because of what you did. 2) Bringing good luck or thought to bring good luck: «a lucky number».
40. [**lucrative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lucrative.md) adjective (more lucrative, most lucrative) 1) Bringing in a lot of money; profitable and well paid.
41. [**lug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lug.md) verb (lugs, lugged, lugging); noun (lugs; old use, an ear) 1) To lug is to carry or drag something heavy with great effort. 2) (old use, in old poems and tales) A lug is an ear.
42. [**luggage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luggage.md) noun (luggage, uncountable) 1) Luggage is the bags and suitcases you take with you when you travel.
43. [**lukewarm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lukewarm.md) adjective (lukewarm) 1) Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water». 2) Not very interested or excited: «a lukewarm response».
44. [**lull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lull.md) verb (lulls, lulled, lulling); noun (lulls) 1) To lull is to soothe someone into calm or sleep, often with soft sounds. 2) A lull is a short quiet time between noisy or busy times.
45. [**lullaby**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lullaby.md) noun (a lullaby, lullabies); verb (lullaby — rare) A lullaby is a soft, gentle song sung to help a baby or small child fall asleep.
46. [**lumber**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lumber.md) noun (no plural); verb (lumbers, lumbered, lumbering) Lumber is timber, wood cut and ready for building.
47. [**lumbering**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lumbering.md) adjective (lumbering); also verb form of «lumber» (lumber, lumbers, lumbered, lumbering); noun (lumbering, the work of cutting timber – North America) Moving slowly and heavily, in a clumsy way, like an elephant or a big tired bear.
48. [**luminescence**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luminescence.md) noun (luminescence) 1) Luminescence is light given off by something that is not hot, for example glow-in-the-dark stickers, fireflies or some deep-sea fish.
49. [**luminosity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luminosity.md) noun (luminosity, luminosities) How much light something gives out; its brightness.
50. [**luminous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luminous.md) adjective (luminous; more luminous) Luminous means giving out light or glowing, especially in the dark («luminous paint», «a luminous watch»).
51. [**lump**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lump.md) noun (lump, lumps); verb (lump together, lumps, lumped, lumping) A lump is a small solid piece of something with no clear shape, like a lump of sugar, clay or coal.
52. [**lumpy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lumpy.md) adjective (lumpy, lumpier, lumpiest) 1) Lumpy means full of lumps, not smooth. 2) A lumpy surface has bumps on it.
53. [**lunacy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunacy.md) noun (lunacies) 1) Lunacy is great foolishness or madness, an act that makes no sense. (Old-fashioned word for madness.)
54. [**lunar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunar.md) adjective (lunar) 1) Lunar means to do with the Moon. 2) A lunar month is about 29 and a half days, from one new moon to the next. 3) A lunar eclipse is…
55. [**lunatic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunatic.md) noun (a lunatic, lunatics); adjective (lunatic) A person who behaves in a wild, silly or dangerous way: «He drives like a lunatic».
56. [**lunch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunch.md) noun (lunch, lunches); verb (lunch, lunches, lunched, lunching) Lunch is the meal you eat in the middle of the day.
57. [**luncheon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luncheon.md) noun (a luncheon, luncheons); luncheon meat A luncheon is a lunch, especially a formal one for a group or special event.
58. [**lunchroom**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunchroom.md) noun (a lunchroom, lunchrooms) 1) A lunchroom is a room in a school or workplace where people eat lunch.
59. [**lunchtime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunchtime.md) noun (lunchtime, lunchtimes) Lunchtime is the time in the middle of the day when people eat lunch.
60. [**lung**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lung.md) noun (a lung, lungs) 1) The lungs are the two organs inside your chest that you breathe with; they take oxygen from the air into your blood and let carbon…
61. [**lunge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunge.md) verb (lunge, lunges, lunged, lunging); noun (a lunge, lunges) To move forward suddenly and with force, often to grab or attack something.
62. [**lungfish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lungfish.md) noun (a lungfish, lungfish or lungfishes) A lungfish is a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well as with gills.
63. [**lunisolar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunisolar.md) adjective (lunisolar) 1) Based on both the Moon and the Sun. A lunisolar calendar uses months that follow the Moon and adds extra months now and then to keep in…
64. [**lunula**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lunula.md) noun (a lunula, lunulae) The white half-moon shape at the bottom of a fingernail or toenail.
65. [**lurch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lurch.md) verb (lurch, lurches, lurched, lurching); noun (a lurch, lurches) To move suddenly and unsteadily, like a bus that jolts or a person who nearly falls.
66. [**lure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lure.md) verb (lure, lures, lured, luring); noun (a lure, lures) To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want.
67. [**lurk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lurk.md) verb (lurks, lurked, lurking) 1) To lurk is to stay hidden, waiting quietly, often to attack or spy.
68. [**luscious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luscious.md) adjective (more luscious, most luscious) 1) Very sweet, juicy and tasty, especially of fruit. 2) Richly pleasing to the senses.
69. [**lush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lush.md) adjective (lush, lusher, lushest); noun (a lush, lushes — rude, informal) Lush plants or places are green, thick and growing well: «lush grass», «a lush rainforest».
70. [**lust**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lust.md) noun (lusts) 1) A strong, greedy desire for something, such as money or power. 2) A strong eagerness for fighting.
71. [**lustily**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lustily.md) adverb 1) With great energy and strength, loudly and heartily.
72. [**lustre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lustre.md) noun (lustre — uncountable; US spelling: luster) Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair.
73. [**lustrous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lustrous.md) adjective (lustrous, more lustrous, most lustrous) Shining softly and brightly, with a smooth glowing surface, like pearls, silk or healthy hair.
74. [**lusty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lusty.md) adjective (lustier, lustiest) 1) Strong, healthy and full of energy. 2) Loud and hearty.
75. [**lute**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lute.md) noun (a lute, lutes) A lute is an old stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and a bent-back neck, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
76. [**luxuriance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luxuriance.md) noun (no plural) 1) Rich, thick and plentiful growth; great abundance.
77. [**luxuriant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luxuriant.md) adjective (more luxuriant, most luxuriant) 1) Growing thickly, strongly and richly; lush and plentiful.
78. [**luxurious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luxurious.md) adjective (more luxurious, most luxurious) Luxurious means very comfortable, rich and costly, with fine things to enjoy.
79. [**luxury**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/luxury.md) noun (luxury; a luxury, luxuries); adjective use (luxury hotel) Luxury is great comfort and expensive, beautiful things.
80. [**lycopene**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lycopene.md) noun (lycopene) Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit.
81. [**lye**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lye.md) noun (lye, uncountable) Lye is a very strong chemical, an alkali, used to make soap and to clean drains.
82. [**lying**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lying.md) verb (lie, lies, lay, lain, lying — to be flat); verb (lie, lies, lied, lying — to say what is not true); adjective (lying) Lying means resting flat on something, like lying in bed or a book lying on a table.
83. [**lymph**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lymph.md) noun (lymph) 1) Lymph is a clear, watery fluid that moves around the body in thin tubes and carries white blood cells that fight germs.
84. [**lynx**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lynx.md) noun (a lynx, lynxes or lynx) A lynx is a wild cat of medium size with tufts of black fur on the tips of its ears, a short tail and big furry paws.
85. [**lyre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyre.md) noun (lyres) An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece.
86. [**lyrebird**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyrebird.md) noun (a lyrebird, lyrebirds) 1) A large Australian bird that lives on the forest floor; the male has a long tail shaped like a lyre (an old harp) and is famous for…
87. [**lyric**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyric.md) noun (a lyric, lyrics); adjective (lyric) 1) (usually plural «lyrics») The words of a song. 2) A short poem that shows the poet's own feelings, often one that could be sung. 3)…
88. [**lyrical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyrical.md) adjective (lyrical, more lyrical, most lyrical) Beautiful and full of feeling, like a song or a poem: «a lyrical description of the sea».

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