long since
adverb · of the distant or comparatively distant past is Scottish
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long trousers
noun · trousers reaching to the foot
long-ago
adjective · belonging to time long gone
Example: those long-ago dresses that swished along the floorlong-head coneflower
noun · plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico
long-life
adjective · (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual
Example: long-life milklong-staple
adjective · having relatively long fibers
Example: long-staple cottonlong-suffering
adjective · patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
Example: an enduring dispositionlong-windedly
adverb · in a verbose manner
Example: she explained her ideas verboselylonganberry
noun · Asian fruit similar to litchi
longer
adverb · for more time
Example: can I stay bit longer?longest
adverb · for the most time
Example: she stayed longestlongingly
adverb · in a yearning manner
Example: he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'longitudinally
adverb · with respect to longitude
Example: longitudinally measuredlongways
adverb · in the direction of the length
Example: He cut the paper lengthwiselongwise
adverb · in the direction of the length
Example: He cut the paper lengthwiseloniten
noun · a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness
look
noun · the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Example: he went out to have a looklook around
verb · look about oneself
Example: look around to see whether you can find the missing documentlook at
verb · take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Example: Take the case of Chinalook back
verb · look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
Example: she reviewed her achievements with pridelook forward
verb · expect or hope for
Example: I look to hear from you soonlook into
verb · examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Example: check the brakeslook like
verb · bear a physical resemblance to
Example: She looks like her motherlook out on
verb · be oriented in a certain direction
Example: The house looks out on a tennis courtlook sharp
verb · act or move at high speed
Example: We have to rush!look to
verb · turn one's interests or expectations towards
Example: look to the futurelook up to
verb · feel admiration for
loose off
verb · fire as from a gun
Example: The soldiers let drive their bulletsloose-jointed
adjective · loosely articulated or constructed
Example: a loose-jointed paragraphloosely
adverb · knitted in a loose manner
Example: loosely knitloosen
verb · become loose or looser or less tight
Example: The noose loosenedloosen up
verb · cause to feel relaxed
Example: A hot bath always relaxes meloosened
adjective · straightened out
lop off
verb · remove by or as if by cutting
Example: cut off the earlopsidedly
adverb · in a crooked lopsided manner
Example: he smiled lopsidedlyloquacious
adjective · full of trivial conversation
Example: kept from her housework by gabby neighborsloquaciously
adverb · in a chatty loquacious manner
Example: `When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'lorado taft
noun · United States sculptor (1860-1936)
lordotic
adjective · having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
lose it
verb · lose control of one's emotions
Example: When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completelylose one's temper
verb · get very angry and fly into a rage
Example: The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary questionlose sight of
verb · be no longer able to see
Example: We lost sight of the tower as pulled out of the harborlose track
verb · fail to keep informed or aware
Example: She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volumelots
adverb · to a very great degree or extent
Example: I feel a lot betterloudly
adverb · with relatively high volume
Example: the band played loudlylounge about
verb · be lazy or idle
Example: Her son is just bumming around all daylounge around
verb · be lazy or idle
Example: Her son is just bumming around all daylour
verb · look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
louse up
verb · make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example: I botched the dinner and we had to eat outlousy
adjective · infested with lice
Example: burned their lousy clotheslovable
adjective · having characteristics that attract love or affection
Example: a mischievous but lovable childlove
noun · sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
Example: his lovemaking disgusted herlove affair
noun · a relationship between two lovers
love letter
noun · a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
lovelorn
adjective · unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
loving
adjective · feeling or showing love and affection
Example: loving parentsloving cup
noun · a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
Example: the school kept the cups is a special glass caselovingly
adverb · with fondness; with love
Example: she spoke to her children fondlylow
adjective · filled with melancholy and despondency
Example: gloomy at the thought of what he had to facelow-density
adjective · having low concentration
Example: low-density urban areas