10-letter words starting with lo
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- love apple — a tropical, tender plant, Solanum aculeatissimum, of the nightshade family, having prickly leaves, clusters of large, star-shaped white flowers, and red, tomatolike fruit.
- love beads — a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, especially in the 1960s.
- love child — a child born out of wedlock.
- love feast — (among the early Christians) a meal eaten in token of brotherly love and charity; agape.
- love hotel — (esp in Japan) a hotel where rooms can be hired by the hour by amorous couples
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- love scene — a play or film scene in which characters make love
- love story — story about a romantic relationship
- love token — a gift that is symbolic of a love relationship
- lovelessly — Without love; in a loveless fashion.
- loveliness — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lovingness — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- low church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.
- low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
- low fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- low german — the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG. Compare High German (def 1).
- low ground — Often, low grounds. Southern U.S. bottom (def 4).
- low relief — bas-relief.
- low season — The low season is the time of year when a place receives the fewest visitors, and fares and holiday accommodation are often cheaper.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- low-budget — made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money: a low-budget film.
- low-flying — Low-flying aircraft or birds are flying very close to the ground, or lower than normal.
- low-heeled — (of shoes) having relatively low heels
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- low-income — of or relating to those with a relatively small income.
- low-loader — a road or rail vehicle for heavy loads with a low platform for ease of access
- low-minded — having or showing a coarse or vulgar taste or interests.
- low-necked — (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.
- low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
- low-ticket — having a relatively low price: a growing market for low-ticket items.
- lowballing — the practice of offering a customer a deceptively low price
- lower back — lumbar region
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower deck — the lowermost deck in a hull having two or three decks.
- lower hold — the lowermost hold space in a hull having 'tween decks or a shelter deck.
- lower hutt — an industrial town in New Zealand on the S coast of North Island. Pop: 100 300 (2004 est)
- lower limb — a limb that is lower or hindmost; a leg
- lower mast — the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- loweringly — In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
- loxodromes — Plural form of loxodrome.
- loxodromic — noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- loya jirga — an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan