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- English Word Loring Definition Instructive discourse.
- English Word Loriot Definition The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole.
- English Word Loris Definition Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species.
- English Word Lorn Definition Lost; undone; ruined.
- English Word Lorn Definition Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman.
- English Word Lorrie Definition Alt. of Lorry
- English Word Lorries Definition of Lorry
- English Word Lorry Definition A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
- English Word Lory Definition Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.
- English Word Los Definition Praise. See Loos.
- English Word Losable Definition Such as can be lost.
- English Word Losange Definition See Lozenge.
- English Word Lose Definition To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.
- English Word Lose Definition To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.
- English Word Lose Definition Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.
- English Word Lose Definition To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.
- English Word Lose Definition To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.
- English Word Lose Definition To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.
- English Word Lose Definition To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.
- English Word Lose Definition To cause to part with; to deprive of.