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noun
- (Scottish dialect) a small boy
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noun
- A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- (figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, or a superhero.
| | land |
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noun
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
- A country or region.
- Ground that is suitable for farming.
- (Ireland / Colloquial) a fright.
- He got an awful when the police arrived.
verb
- (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- The plane is about to .
- (intransitive) To come into rest.
- (intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
- (transitive) To bring to land.
- It can be tricky to a helicopter.
- Use the net to the fish.
- (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- (transitive) To deliver.
adjective
- Of or relating to land.
- Residing or growing on land.
| | Lane |
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proper noun - A male given name.
| | lang |
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noun
- (form of, Abbreviation, language)
| | langsyne |
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adverb
- yesteryear, Yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.
| | lave |
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noun
- (obsolete) The remainder; what is left.
- 1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 12.
- : Then they set upon us and slew some of my slaves and put the to flight.
verb (lav, ing)
- (archaic) To wash.
- 1789, William Lisle Bowles, 'Sonnet I' from Fourteen Sonnets, 1789.
- : the tranquil tide, / That laves the pebbled shore.
- 2006, Cormac McCarthy?, The Road, London: Picador, 2007, p. 38.
- : The boy walked out and squatted and laved up the dark water.
| | lawing |
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noun
- Going to law; litigation.
| | leal |
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adjective
- (context, now, _, only, _, Scotland) loyal, Loyal, honest.
- (context, now, _, only, _, Scotland) true, True, genuine.
| | limmer |
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noun
- a rogue
- a promiscuous woman
- 1994: Doll Sneerpiece was not a scholar but fond of gentlemen, although to dub her a , would have been to do her a wrong. " Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies
| | Lin |
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proper noun
- a surname of Chinese origin (see: �)
| | loan |
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noun
- A sum of money or other valuables or consideration which an individual, group or other legal entity borrows from another individual, group or legal entity (this latter often being a financial institution) with the condition that it be returned or repaid at a later date (sometimes with interest). Occasionally collateral is required to assure that the borrower repays his or her debt or returns the consideration thus loaned. Most loans require some sort of positive (or at least a lack of negative) credit to be established by the borrower first.
- He got a five grand .
- The contract and array of legal and/or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. He made a payment on his .
- The permission to borrow any item.
- Thank you for the of your lawn mower.
verb (loans, loaning, loaned)
- To lend. This usage is confined to the US (or perhaps parts thereof) and elsewhere is ungrammatical (loan being the noun, and lend the verb).
- 2006: When you loan somebody something, they have the responsibility to safeguard it. — w:Judge Judy, Judge Judy (unidentified episode, but frequently heard from her as a verb)
| | loch |
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noun
- (context, Scotland) A lake; a bay or arm of the sea.
| | logger |
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noun - a worker whose occupation is to cut down trees
- one that logs, such as a computer program to keep track of events
| | loo |
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noun
- (context, colloquial, UK, Australian English) toilet
| | loopy |
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adjective
- having loops
- (slang) idiotic, crazy or drunk
| | loot |
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noun
- The proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband.
- money, Money
verb
- to steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
| | lyard |
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adjective - variant spelling of lyart
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