5-letter words containing l, o
- leo x — (Giovanni de'Medici) 1475–1521, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1513–21 (son of Lorenzo de'Medici).
- leona — a female given name.
- leone — Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1908–2001, Italian political leader: prime minister 1963, 1968; president 1971–78.
- leoni — Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- lepto — leptospirosis.
- leros — one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- leroy — a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- lesbo — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- levo- — toward or on the left-hand side
- li bo — Li Po.
- li po — a.d. 701?–762, Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
- li-lo — a kind of inflatable mattress or raft used to lie on at the beach
- libor — London Inter-Bank Offer Rate: the standard rate of interest for loans between financial institutions
- lidos — Plural form of lido.
- lillo — George, 1693?–1739, English dramatist.
- limbo — (often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- limon — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos — Plural form of limo.
- lingo — the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
- lions — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lipo- — fat or fatty
- litho — lithography.
- livor — (pathology) Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
- llano — an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- lloyd — an association of independent English insurance underwriters, founded in London about 1688, originally engaged in underwriting only marine risks but now also issuing policies on almost every type of insurance.
- lo-fi — (of sound reproduction) of or giving an impression of poor quality
- loach — any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- loads — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- loady — a person who is a habitual user of alcohol or drugs.
- loafs — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- loamy — a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loans — Plural form of loan.
- loath — unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
- loave — Alternative form of lofe.
- lobar — of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- lobby — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- lobed — having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- lobes — Plural form of lobe.
- lobus — a lobe.
- local — low-cal.
- loche — the North American burbot.
- lochs — Plural form of loch.
- locke — Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- locks — Plural form of lock.
- loco- — from place to place
- locog — London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- locos — Plural form of loco.
- locum — locum tenens.
- locus — a place; locality.
- loden — a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.