Living, n. 1. Livelihood, maintenance, support, subsistence, keeping, feed.
2. Benefice, ecclesiastical living.
3. Mode of life, course of life.
Lixivium, n. Lye.
Lo, interj. Look, see, behold.
Load, n. 1. Burden, weight.
2. Lading, cargo, freight.
3. Encumbrance, pressure, clog, incubus, drag weight, dead weight.
Load, v. a. 1. Freight, lade, put or lay a load upon.
2. Encumber, oppress, burden, weigh down.
Loadstar, n. [Written also Lodestar.] Polestar.
Loadstone, n. Magnet, natural magnet.
Loaf, v. n. [Colloquial.] Lounge, be idle, idle away one's time.
Loafer, n. Idler, lounger, vagrant, vagabond, idle wanderer.
Loam, n. Mould.
Loan, v. a. Lend.
Loath, a. Reluctant, backward, unwilling, averse, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed.
Loathe, v. a. Abhor, detest, hate, nauseate, abominate, feel disgust at, shrink from, recoil from.
Loathing, n. Abhorrence, disgust, detestation, abomination, hatred, antipathy, horror.
Loathsome, a. 1. Disgusting, sickening, nauseous, nauseating, repulsive, offensive, revolting, palling.
2. Hateful, detestable, odious, shocking, abominable; abhorrent, execrable.
Loaves and fishes, Gains, rewards, emoluments.
Lobelia, n. Indian tobacco (a name of the North American species; Lobelia inflata).
Local, a. Topical.
Locality, n. Position, situation, place, location.
Locate, v. a. 1. Place, set, establish, fix.
2. Determine the place of, designate the site of.
3. Set off (as tracts of land), fix the boundaries of.
Location, n. 1. Situation, place, locality.
2. Locating, establishing, marking out the limits or boundaries.
Loch, n. [Scottish.] Lake, pond, mere, pool.
Lock, n. 1. Lift-lock (of a canal).
2. Tuft, flock.
Lock, v. a. 1. Fasten (with a lock), close fast.
2. Confine (by locking), shut up, lock up.
3. Enclose, encircle, embrace.
Lock up, 1. Clasp, fasten, lock, close fast.
2. Confine, shut up.
Locked-jaw, n. Trismus, tetanus (of the jaw).
Lock-jaw, n. Trismus, tetanus (of the jaw).
Locofoco match, Lucifer match.
Locomotion, n. 1. Motion from place to place.
2. Power to move from place to place.
Locomotive, a. Able to move from place to place.
Locomotive, n. Locomotive engine.
Locum tenens, [L.] Deputy, substitute, lieutenant, agent, proxy.
Locust, n. [U. S., where this name is improperly applied to the harvest-fly.] Cicada, harvest-fly.