English words: loosening to loricate

300 English words, part 63 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words loosening to loricate

loosening noun, verb: The act of making something looser.
loosening up noun, verb: The action of relaxing, especially relaxing the muscles before exercise, sport, etc.
looser adjective, noun /ˈluːsə/: One who looses, who sets loose or frees.
loosestrife noun: Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families.
loosestrife borer noun: The moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).
loosey noun: A single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
loosey goosey adjective: relaxed
loosh noun: A term in contemporary metaphysics indicating psychic energy generated by living beings, including by way of trauma, upon which other entities feed or...
Looshan noun: A Saint Lucian.
loosie noun: Alternative spelling of loosey.
loosing noun, verb: Early Modern form of lozenge.
loosish adjective /ˈluːsɪʃ/: Somewhat loose.
loosy-goosy adjective: Alternative spelling of loosey-goosey.
loot noun, verb /luːt/: Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful...
loot box noun /ˈluːtbɒks/: A consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.
loot crate noun: Synonym of loot box.
lootable adjective: Capable of being looted; plunderable.
lootbox noun: Alternative form of loot box.
looter noun /ˈlutɚ/: One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
lootie noun: An irregular soldier whose main object was plunder; a marauder.
lootility noun: A room combining the functions of utility room and lavatory.
lootin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of looting.
looting noun, verb: The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
lootocrat noun: A member of the corrupt elite in a lootocracy.
lootocratic adjective: Of or relating to lootocracy.
looty noun: Alternative form of lootie.
Looyenwork noun: A form of therapeutic massage intended to relieve muscular tension.
lop noun, verb /lɒp/: To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
lop chong noun: Alternative spelling of lap cheong.
lop down verb: To fall down; to sit down.
lop-eared adjective: Having ears that lop, having ears that hang down pendulously.
lop off verb: To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
lop-sided adjective: Alternative form of lopsided.
lopadolith noun: A coccolith shaped like a basket or cup
loparite noun: A granular, brittle oxide mineral of the perovskite class.
Lopata proper noun: A surname.
Lopatka proper noun: A surname.
Lopburi proper noun: A province of Thailand.
lope noun, verb /ləʊp/: To travel an easy pace with long strides.
lopeared adjective: Alternative form of lop-eared.
lopen noun: A teacher or master.
loper noun: One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
Lopera proper noun: A surname.
loperamide noun /ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/: A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its...
Lopez proper noun /ˈloʊ.pɛz/: A town in San Jerónimo department, Santa Fe, Argentina.
lopezite noun: A rare red triclinic chromate mineral.
lopgrass noun: The grass Bromus hordeaceus.
loph noun /ləʊf/: A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth.
lophate adjective: Having a surface morphology of ridges surrounding depressions. Applied to seeds, pollen, spores, teeth.
lophenol noun: The sterol 4-methylcholest-7-en-3-ol
lophialetid noun: Any extinct odd-toed ungulate of the family †Lophialetidae
lophid adjective, noun: Featuring or characterized by a crest or ridge.
lophiid noun: Any of the family Lophiidae of anglerfishes.
lophiiform noun: Any anglerfish of the order Lophiiformes
lophine noun: A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde.
lophiostomataceous adjective: Of or relating to the Lophiostomataceae.
lophirone noun: Any of a class of biflavonoids found in Lophira species.
lopho- prefix: ridge, crest
lophobranch noun: Any member of the obsolete order Lophobranchii of fishes, now roughly corresponding to order Syngnathiformes.
lophobranchiate adjective: Of or pertaining to the obsolete order of fish Lophobranchii, roughly corresponding to modern-day order Syngnathiformes.
lophocercal adjective: Synonym of lophocercous.
lophocercous adjective: Having a tail structure with lateral lobes or extensions.
lophocereine noun: A toxic glycoside found in the cactus Lophocereus schottii.
lophocerine noun: An isoquinoline alkaloid with IUPAC name 6-methoxy-2-methyl-1-(2-methylpropyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-7-ol.
lophocoronid noun: Any moth in the family Lophocoronidae.
lophocratian noun: Any pterosaur of the genus Lophocratia
lophocyte noun: A type of large cell found in the mesohyl of sponges which produces fibrillar collagen.
lophodont adjective: Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding surfaces.
lophodonty noun: The condition of being lophodont
lophogastrid noun: Any malacostracan crustacean of the order Lophogastrida
lophomonad noun: Any flagellate of the order Lophomonadida
lophophine noun: 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyphenethylamine, a putative psychedelic and entactogen drug of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine class.
lophophoral adjective: Relating to cacti of the genus Lophophora
lophophorate adjective, noun: Having a lophophore.
lophophore noun: A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids.
lophophyllid noun: Any tetracoral of the genus ✝Lophophyllidium.
lophophylloid adjective: Of or relating to ✝Lophophyllidium.
lophorina noun: Any of the birds in the genus Lophorina, found in New Guinea.
lophoselenodont adjective: Having teeth that are both lophodont and selenodont.
lophosoriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Lophosoriaceae.
lophospirid noun: Any extinct sea snail in the family Lophospiridae.
lophosteiform noun: Any fossil fish of the family Lophosteiformes
lophosteon noun: The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.
lophotid noun: Any fish in the family Lophotidae, the crestfish or unicornfish.
lophotrichous adjective: (of bacteria) Having multiple flagella located at the same point, so that they can act in concert to drive the bacterium in a single direction.
lophotrochozoan noun: Any protostome animal of the superphylum Lophotrochozoa.
lophulid noun: A small crest on a tooth
lophyohyline noun: Any frog of the subfamily Lophyohylinae
lophyrotomin noun: A toxic oligopeptide present in sawflies of the genus Lophyrotoma
lopinavir noun /loʊˈpɪn.əˌvɪɹ/: An antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₄O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is taken orally usually in conjunction with other retroviral agents (such as...
Lopingian adjective: Of a geologic epoch within the Permian period from about 260 to 251 million years ago; marked by the formation of the Pangea supercontinent.
lopingly adverb: With a loping motion; with long, easy strides.
lopirazepam noun: A short-acting benzodiazepine analogue of the pyridodiazepine type.
lopolith noun /ˈlɒpəliθ/: a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
lopolithic adjective: Relating to lopoliths.
Lopp proper noun: A surname.
loppard adjective: Of milk: sour or rotten.
lopper noun, verb: A person who lops.
loppered adjective, verb: Having turned sour and coagulated from too long standing, as milk.
loppers noun, verb: Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping.
loppet noun /ˈloʊ.pɛt/: A long-distance (approximately 35+ kilometer) cross country skiing event.
loppiness noun: Quality of being loppy.
lopping noun, verb /ˈlɒpɪŋ/: gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc.
loppy adjective, noun /ˈlɒpi/: Somewhat lop; inclined to lop; droopy; floppy
loprazolam noun: A benzodiazepine drug used to treat insomnia.
Lopresti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
lopseed noun: Any of the plant family Phrymaceae.
lopsided adjective /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd/: Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.
lopsidedly adverb: In a lopsided manner.
lopsidedness noun: The state or property of being lopsided.
lopstick noun: Alternative form of lobstick.
LOQ noun, verb: Limit of quantification (or limit of quantitation); the lowest concentration of a substance that can be accurately measured under specified experimental....
loquacious adjective /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/: Talkative; chatty.
loquaciously adverb: In a loquacious manner.
loquaciousness noun: The state or property of being loquacious.
loquacity noun /loʊˈkwæsɪti/: Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
loquat noun /ˈloʊkwɑt/: Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
loqued out adjective: Alternative form of loced out.
loquitur verb: Speaks.
loquot noun: Alternative form of loquat.
-loquy suffix /ləkwi/: speaking, speech
lor adjective, noun, particle /lɔː˦/: Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.
lor ark noun: A Chinese dish of braised duck in soy sauce.
lor mee noun: A Chinese Hokkien noodle dish served in a thick starchy gravy.
lor sor adjective [lɔː˧ sɔː˦]: Long-winded, naggy.
LORA noun: An adapter-based technique for efficiently fine-tuning models.
loracarbef noun: A carbacephem antibiotic.
Lorain proper noun: A surname.
lorajmine noun: 17-monochloroacetylajmaline, an antiarrhythmic drug derived from the roots of Rauvolfia serpentina.
loral adjective: Of or pertaining to the lore.
Loramie proper noun: A township in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.
LORAN noun: Acronym of long-range navigation.
lorandite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.
Loranger proper noun: A surname from French.
loranthaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Loranthaceae of showy mistletoes.
lorapride noun: An antiulcer drug.
lorarius noun: An attendant who whips reluctant gladiators or animals into fighting.
loratadine noun /ləˈɹætɪdɪn/: An antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.
lorate adjective: Having the form of a thong or strap.
loraxanthin noun: A particular carotenoid.
Loraxian adjective: Relating to or reminiscent of The Lorax (1971), a children's book by Dr. Seuss about the harm caused by destroying the natural environment.
lorazepam noun /lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/: A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.
lorbamate noun: A muscle relaxant and tranquilizer of the carbamate family.
Lorber proper noun: A surname from German.
lorcainide noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
Lorcan adjective: Of or relating to Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet.
lorcaserin noun: A serotonergic and anorectic drug, C₁₁H₁₄ClN.
lorcha noun /ˈlɔɹʃə/: A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
lorchel noun /ˈlɔː(ɹ)kəl/: a mushroom of the family Helvellaceae.
lorcinadol noun: An analgesic drug.
lord interjection, noun, suffix, verb /lɔːd/: The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
lord-and-lady noun: Alternative form of lords and ladies (“type of flowering plant”).
lord and master noun: A husband, especially one who is domineering.
Lord Baltimore cake noun: A variant of the Lady Baltimore cake, made with egg yolks instead of whites.
Lord be praised interjection: Used by Christians to thank God.
Lord Chamberlain noun: The holder of an office in the government of the United Kingdom, heading the royal household of the monarch.
Lord Chancellor noun: The holder of an office in the government of the United Kingdom, held by a Cabinet minister with responsibility for the efficient functioning and...
lord-dom noun: Alternative form of lorddom.
Lord God bird noun: An ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis).
Lord High Admiral noun: An office in England dating from the 15th century (William IV when Duke of Clarence was the last holder until it was assumed by Elizabeth II in 1964).
Lord High Chancellor noun: The official title of the Lord Chancellor.
Lord High Steward noun: The first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421 and is...
Lord Howe Island stick insect noun: Dryococelus australis, a large stick insect.
lord-in-waiting noun: A male peer who holds office in the royal household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom.
lord it over verb: To behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.
Lord Keeper noun: An officer of the English Crown, charged with physical custody of the Great Seal.
Lord knows phrase: Alternative form of God knows.
Lord-Lieutenant noun: An official appointed to a ceremonial county by the reigning British monarch to be responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to their...
Lord love a duck interjection: An exclamation of surprise.
Lord love you phrase: Said to express good will toward the listener.
Lord Mayor noun: The holder of a ceremonial post on a local council (distinct from the council leader who may be addressed as mayor).
Lord Mayor's fool noun: An imaginary personage said to like everything that is good, and plenty of it.
lord mesne noun: Alternative form of mesne lord.
lord of all one surveys noun: Synonym of king of all one surveys.
lord of gingerbread noun: One who is showy but lacking substance or real authority.
Lord of Misrule noun: A mock officer, appointed by lot, to preside over the Feast of Fools in a great household at Christmas.
lord of the flies noun: Beelzebub; Satan
lord of the manor noun: The feudal lord of a manor estate.
lord of the rings noun /lɔːd əv ðə ɹɪŋz/: The Olympic champion on the rings (“still rings”) men's gymnastics apparatus.
Lord only knows phrase: Alternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.
lord over verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lord, over: to act as a lord or boss in relation to (someone or something).
lord paramount noun: A lord holding land under allodial title and owing no rent or feudal obligations to another.
Lord Privy Seal adjective: Of images, that match words too closely or in an overly literal manner.
lord protector noun: The regent for the kingdom of England and/or Scotland.
Lord Provost noun: The civic head of certain cities in Scotland, having a role similar to that of mayor.
Lord rest his soul phrase: Synonym of God rest his soul.
Lord's proper noun: Lord's Cricket Ground, the most historic cricket ground in London and the home of cricket.
Lord's Day noun: Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath.
Lord's house noun: A church.
Lord Spiritual noun: Any of the Lords Spiritual.
Lord willing interjection: God willing.
Lord willing and the creek don't rise phrase: Barring unforeseen circumstances.
lorddom noun: The authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord
lordery noun /lɔɹd.ə.ɹi/: The practice of being a lord.
lordess noun: A female lord or lady.
lordful adjective: Having the manner or bearing of a lord; lordly; (by extension) authoritative; authoritarian; overbearing; bossy
lordfully adverb: In a lordful manner
lordhood noun: The state, quality, or condition of a lord
Lordi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
lordie interjection: Alternative spelling of lordy.
lording noun, verb: A lord.
lordish adjective /ˈlɔɹ.dɪʃ/: Resembling or characteristic of a lord.
lordishly adverb /ˈlɔɹ.dɪʃ.li/: In a lordish manner.
lordkin noun: A little, or unimportant, lord.
lordless adjective: Without a lord.
lordlessness noun: Absence of a lord.
lordlet noun: A little or petty lord.
lordlike adjective: Like a lord; lordly.
lordlily adverb: In a lordly manner.
lordliness noun: The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord.
lordling noun /ˈlɔːdlɪŋ/: An unimportant or petty lord.
lordly adjective, adverb /lɔːdli/: Of or relating to a lord.
lordness noun: The state or condition of a lord
lordokyphosis noun: Lordosis and kyphosis.
lordolatry noun: Worship of, or reverence for, lords (peers of the realm).
lordoscoliosis noun: Concurrent lordosis and scoliosis.
lordosed adjective: Exhibiting lordosis.
lordosis noun: The normal concave, backwards curvature of the spine in the cervical and lumbar regions.
lordotic adjective: Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.
lordotically adverb: In a lordotic manner.
lords and ladies noun: Arum maculatum, a woodland plant species of the Araceae family native to northern Europe.
lords' and ladies' fingers noun: Synonym of early-purple orchid
Lordsburg proper noun: A city, the county seat of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
lordship noun /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/: The state or condition of being a lord.
Lordstown proper noun: A village in Turnbull, Ohio, United States.
Lordt interjection, noun: Alternative form of Lord.
lordy interjection: Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
Lordy loo interjection: Synonym of Lordy.
lore noun /lɔː/: All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
lore-wise adverb: In terms of lore, canonically.
loreal adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the lore.
lorebook noun: A book of lore.
Loreburn proper noun: A former community (now resettled) on the shore of Southwest Arm, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
loreclezole noun: A sedative and anticonvulsant.
lorecraft noun: The art of creating lore.
lored adjective: Having a lore, of a certain type or color.
Loredo proper noun: A surname.
Loree proper noun: A surname.
lorefather noun: A male teacher
lorel noun: A good-for-nothing: a vagabond, waster or losel.
Lorelai proper noun: A female given name from German.
lorelei noun /ˈlɔːɹəlaɪ/: A siren; a temptress.
loreless adjective: Without lore or learning; uneducated.
lorem ipsum noun /ˌlɔː.ɹəm ˈɪp.səm/: A dummy text used as a placeholder in printing and website design to simplify the layout process, especially the usual pseudo-Latin text beginning Lorem...
loremaster noun /ˈlɔɹ.mæ.stɚ/: A wise person with knowledge of lore in any number of topics, such as history, genealogy, ancient poetry and possibly magic as well; A scholar.
loremistress noun: A female loremaster.
Loren proper noun: A male given name from German Lorenz, Spanish Lorenzo, or Italian Lorenzo, equivalent to English Laurence, all in turn derived from Latin Laurentius...
Lorena proper noun: A female given name from Italian.
Lorena Bobbitt noun: Synonym of emasculation (severing of somebody’s penis).
Lorenc proper noun: A surname.
Lorence proper noun: A surname.
Lorene proper noun: A female given name.
Lorente proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Lorentz proper noun: A surname.
Lorentz boost noun: A rotation-free Lorentz transformation.
Lorentz contraction noun: Synonym of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction.
Lorentz factor noun: a factor arising in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to...
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction noun: The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
Lorentz force noun: The force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field.
Lorentz group noun: The group of all Lorentz transformations in spacetime.
Lorentz invariant noun: A quantity that does not change due to a Lorentz transformation; a quantity that is independent of the inertial frame.
Lorentz symmetry noun: the invariance of the laws of physics under the Lorentz transformation.
Lorentz transformation noun: A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.
lorentzian adjective: Of or relating to Hendrik Lorentz (1853–1928), Dutch physicist.
Lorenz noun /ləˈɹɛnz/: A blind-landing aid used at German military airfields.
Lorenz attractor noun: A set of chaotic solutions of the Lorenz system which, when plotted, resemble a butterfly or figure eight.
Lorenz curve noun: A graph that shows the proportion of overall income or wealth of the bottom percentage of people, often used to represent economic inequality.
Lorenz gauge noun: A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2) representation of the...
Lorenzana proper noun: A surname.
Lorenzen proper noun: A surname.
lorenzenite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
Lorenzetti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Lorenzi proper noun: A surname.
Lorenzini proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Lorenzo proper noun: A surname from Italian or Spanish.
loresman noun: An instructor or teacher of traditional wisdom.
Lorestan proper noun: A province of Iran, mostly inhabited by the Lur people
Loreto proper noun /ləˈɹeɪtoʊ/: A town in Ancona, Marche, Italy.
Loretta proper noun /ˌləˈɹɛtə/: A female given name from Latin, variant of Lauretta, Italian diminutive of Laura; or a form of Loreto.
lorette noun: A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
Lorettine adjective, noun: One of a Roman Catholic order of nuns, the Sisters of Loretto, founded in the nineteenth century, devoting themselves especially to the education of the...
Loretto proper noun: A surname from Italian.
lorettoite noun: A particular lead oxychloride mineral.
Lorey proper noun: A surname.
Lorge proper noun: A surname from French.
lorglumide noun: A drug which inhibits gastrointestinal motility and reduces gastric secretions.
lorgnette noun /ˈlɔː.njɛt/: An opera glass with a handle.
lorgnon noun: lorgnette, opera glass
lorh particle: Alternative spelling of lor.
Lori proper noun /loɹ.i/: A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
Loria proper noun: A surname.
loric adjective, noun /ˈlɔɹɪk/: Pertaining to or characterized by lore.
lorica noun: A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
lorica hamata noun: A type of mail armor used by soldiers for over 600 years (3rd century BC to 4th century AD) from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
lorica squamata noun: A type of armour made from small metal scales sewn to a fabric backing, used by the ancient Roman military during the Roman Republic and at later periods.
loricariid noun: Any catfish in the family Loricariidae.
loricariine adjective: Relating to catfish of the subfamily Loricariinae
loricarioid noun: Any catfish of the superfamily Loricarioidea
loricatan noun: Any crocodylian of the clade Loricata.
loricate adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɒɹɪkeɪt/: To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute, a crust, coating, or plates.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.