Lore, n. Learning, erudition, knowledge.

Loriot, n. Witwall, golden oriole (of Europe; Oriolus galbula).

Lose, v. a. 1. Be deprived of, fail to keep, let slip, let slip through the fingers.

2. Forfeit, fail to win, fail to obtain.

3. Waste, squander, misspend, throw away, make no use of.

4. Miss, wander from.

5. Be bereaved of, be deprived of.

Lose caste, Be disgraced.

Lose ground, 1. Fall behind.

2. Decline, lose credit.

Lose heart, Despair, be discouraged, give up hope.

Lose one's heart, Fall in love.

Lose one's self, 1. Be bewildered.

2. Slumber, fall asleep.

Loss, n. 1. Privation, deprivation, bereavement.

2. Forfeiture, failure to win.

3. Destruction, overthrow, damage, detriment, ruin.

4. Waste, squandering.

Lost, a. 1. Missing, not to be found.

2. Forfeited, missed.

3. Misspent, wasted, squandered, dissipated, thrown away.

4. Bewildered, confused, perplexed, puzzled, distracted, benighted, posed, nonplussed, at a loss, at fault, in a maze, in the dark.

5. Abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absent-minded, dreamy, napping.

6. Depraved, corrupt, abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, shameless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable.

7. Ruined, destroyed, perished, gone, vanished, disappeared, departed.

Lost to, Insensible to, unconscious of.

Lot, n. 1. Destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment, fate.

2. Chance, hazard, fortune, hap, haphazard.

3. Portion, parcel, division.

4. Piece or land.

5. [Colloquial U. S.] Great quantity, great number.

Lotion, n. Wash.

Loud, a. 1. Resounding, high-sounding.

2. Deafening, stunning, stentorian.

3. Clamorous, vociferous, boisterous, noisy.

Loud, ad. Loudly.

Loudly, ad. Loud, not low.

Lounge, v. n. Recline, loll, loaf, live lazily, spend time idly.

Lounger, n. Idler.

Lout, n. Bumpkin, clown, boor, lubber, bungler, fumbler, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow.

Loutish, a. Clownish, rude, boorish, awkward.

Lovable, a. Amiable, lovely, sweet, winning.

Love, v. a. 1. Have affection for, regard with affection.

2. Have a passionate affection for, be in love with, be enamoured of.

3. Like, be pleased with.

Love, v. n. Delight, take pleasure.

Love, n. 1. Affection, affectionate regard.

2. Attachment, passionate affection, the tender passion.

3. Liking, fondness.

4. Lover, person beloved.

5. Cupid, god of love.

Love-apple, n. Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum or Solanum lycopersicum).

Love-child, n. Bastard, illegitimate child, natural child.

Love-feasts, n. pl. Agapæ.

Love-letter, n. Billet-doux.

Lovely, a. Pleasing, delightful, charming, delectable, enchanting, winning, sweet, amiable, that inspires love.

Loving, a. Affectionate, fond, attached.

Loving-cup, n. Grace cup.

Loving-kindness, n. Mercy, favor, tenderness, tender regard.

Low, a. 1. Depressed, not high, not elevated, of little height.

2. Not acute, shrill, or sharp; grave.

3. Cheap, not dear, reasonable.

4. Ignoble, abject, degraded, servile, slavish, menial, mean, base, plebeian, vulgar, untitled, base-born, common.

5. Undignified, grovelling, vile, base-minded, low-minded, shabby, scurvy, dirty.

6. Dishonorable, disreputable, derogatory, unhandsome, unbecoming, disgraceful, unmanly, ungentlemanly.

7. Moderate, not great, not intense.

8. Weak, exhausted, reduced, feeble.

9. Plain, simple, not luxurious, not rich.

Low, ad. 1. With little elevation.

2. Near the ground.

3. To a reduced state, in a low condition.

4. Softly, in a low tone, not loudly.

5. Cheaply, at a moderate price.

Low, v. n. Bellow, moo.

Low, n. Moo, lowing.

Low-born, a. Of mean birth, of low extraction.

Low-bred, a. Vulgar, unrefined.

Lower, v. a. 1. Depress, detrude, drop, sink, let down, bring down, take down.

2. Degrade, debase, disgrace, humble, humiliate.

3. Lessen, diminish, reduce, decrease.

Lower, v. n. 1. Grow dark, be clouded, appear gloomy, appear stormy.

2. Frown, glower, look sullen, look black.

Lowering, a. Cloudy, clouded, overcast, lurid, murky.

Lowering, n. Depression, diminution, reduction.

Lowing, n. Low, moo.

Lowliness, n. 1. Humility, humbleness, meekness, self-abasement, submissiveness.

2. Lowness, meanness, abjectness.

Lowly, a. 1. Low, not high.

2. Humble, meek, resigned, submissive.

3. Mean, not great, without dignity.

4. Modest, unpretending, not lofty.

Low-minded, a. Base-minded, base, mean, servile, vile, grovelling, slavish, abject, low.

Low-priced, a. Low, cheap.

Low-spirited, a. Dispirited, dejected, depressed, disheartened, discouraged, down-hearted, desponding, cast down, in low spirits.

Low spirits, Dejection, dejectedness, depression, despondency, melancholy, hypochondria.

Loyal, a. Faithful, true, not perfidious, not treacherous.

Loyalty, n. Allegiance, fealty, fidelity.

Lozenge, n. 1. Rhomb, rhombus, oblique-angled parallelogram (with equal sides).

2. Troche.

Lubber, n. Clown, boor, lout, bungler, fumbler, clumsy fellow, awkward fellow.

Lubberly, a. Clumsy, awkward, bungling, fumbling.

Lubricate, v. a. Smooth, make slippery.

Lubricity, n. Smoothness, slipperiness.

Luce, n. Pike, pickerel, true-jack (Esox lucius).

Lucid, a. 1. Shining, radiant, luminous, bright, beaming, resplendent, effulgent.

2. Clear, transparent, pure, pellucid, limpid, diaphanous, crystalline.

3. Distinct, intelligible, perspicuous, plain.

4. Sane, sober, sound (in mind).

Lucifer, n. 1. Venus, Phosphorus, the morning star.

2. Satan, Belial, Apollyon, Devil, arch-fiend, the tempter, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the enemy, the author of evil.

Lucifer match, Locofoco match.

Luciferous, a. Luminiferous.

Luck, n. Chance, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, fate.

Luckily, ad. Fortunately, by good luck, as good luck would have it.

Luckless, a. Unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred.

Lucky, a. 1. Fortunate (in an unexpected way), happy, blessed, in luck.

2. Prosperous, auspicious, propitious, favorable.

Lucrative, a. Profitable, remunerative, gainful, paying.

Lucre, n. Gain, profit, emolument, pelf, riches, wealth, mammon.

Lucubration, n. 1. Study (by night), meditation, speculation, cogitation.

2. Composition, writing.

Luculent, a. Lucid, clear, transparent, bright.

Ludicrous, a. Laughable, comical, odd, ridiculous, droll, funny, farcical, absurd.

Luff, v. n. (Naut.) Sail nearer the wind, bring the bow into the wind.

Lug, v. a. Pull, tug, haul, drag.

Lug, n. [Low.] Heavy load.

Luggage, n. 1. Baggage, bag and baggage.

2. Effects, traps, things, stuff.

Lugubrious, a. Mournful, sorrowful, doleful, sad, gloomy, melancholy.

Lukewarm, a. 1. Tepid, blood warm, slightly warm.

2. Indifferent, unconcerned, listless, cold, torpid, dull, dead, not ardent, not zealous.

Lull, v. a. Compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest.

Lull, v. n. Subside, cease, become calm.

Lull, n. Calm, calmness.

Lumbago, n. (Med.) Rheumatism in the loins.

Lumbar region, Loins, reins.

Lumber, n. 1. Trash, trumpery, rubbish.

2. [U. S.] Sawed or split timber.

Lumber, v. n. 1. Heap in disorder.

2. Fill with trumpery.

Lumber, v. n. 1. Trudge, move heavily.

2. [U. S.] Cut timber, prepare logs for lumber.

Lumbering, a. 1. Trudging, moving slowly.

2. Cumbrous, cumbersome, clumsy, awkward, unwieldy.