5-letter words containing lo
- orlop — the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- orlov — Count Grigori Grigorievich. 1734–83, Russian soldier and a lover of Catherine II. He led (with his brother, Count Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov, 1737–1808) the coup that brought Catherine to power
- ovolo — a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.
- pablo — a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- palos — a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- paolo — an obsolete Italian silver coin
- pelon — (in Latin America) hairless
- philo — Philo Judaeus
- phlox — any plant of the genus Phlox, of North America, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy flowers of various colors. Compare phlox family.
- pilon — something extra; lagniappe.
- pilos — Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ploat — to thrash; beat soundly
- ploce — the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- plock — a city in central Poland, on the Vistula River.
- plomb — any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- plonk — inferior or cheap wine.
- plotz — to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion.
- plouk — a pimple
- ploys — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- pollo — chicken.
- polos — a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- pylon — a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- pylos — Greek name of Navarino.
- realo — a member of the German Green Party who has moderate views
- rollo — Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- salol — a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 1 3 H 1 0 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- salon — a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- salop — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- sloan — John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- sloid — a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- slojd — a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- sloka — a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
- sloke — algae or seaweed.
- sloom — a sleepy state or slumber
- sloop — a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails. Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- sloot — a ditch for irrigation or drainage
- slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- slops — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slopy — sloping; slanting
- slorm — to wipe carelessly
- slosh — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
- sloth — habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- slow- — slow- is used to form words which describe something that happens slowly.
- sloyd — a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- solon — c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- splog — spam that takes the form of a blog
- talon — a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- talos — a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- telo- — complete; final; perfect