8-letter words starting with lo
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- lordless — having no lord.
- lordling — a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
- lordoses — Plural form of lordosis.
- lordosis — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordotic — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lorestan — Luristan.
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- lorikeet — any of various small lories.
- lorimers — Plural form of lorimer.
- lorraine — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- losartan — An angiotensin receptor antagonist that shows antihypertensive activity.
- lose out — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- losingly — in a losing manner
- lossiest — Superlative form of lossy.
- lossless — Having or involving no dissipation of electrical or electromagnetic energy.
- lostness — The quality of being lost.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- louchely — in an oblique or shifty manner
- loudened — Simple past tense and past participle of louden.
- loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- louis ii — German Ludwig II. ("the German") a.d. 804?–876, king of Germany 843–876 (son of Louis I).
- louis iv — ("the Bavarian") 1287?–1347, king of Germany (1314–47); emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1328–47.
- louis ix — Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.
- louis vi — ("the Fat") 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.
- louis xi — 1423–83, king of France 1461–83 (son of Charles VII).
- louis xv — 1710–74, king of France 1715–74 (great grandson of Louis XIV).
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- lounging — (of a garment) worn for leisure, as at home: lounging robe; lounging jacket.
- louse up — any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- louvered — any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- love rat — Journalists sometimes use love rat to refer to a man who treats his partner in a cruel way, especially by having sexual relationships with other people.
- love set — a set in which one's opponent fails to win a game.
- loveable — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lovebird — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lovebite — Alternative spelling of love bite.
- loved-up — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lovefest — (informal) An effusive exchange of good will.
- lovelace — Richard, 1618–56, English poet.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- loveless — without any love: a loveless marriage.
- lovelier — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelies — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelily — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovelock — any lock of hair hanging or worn separately from the rest of the hair.
- lovelorn — being without love; forsaken by one's lover.