| long distance |
telephone service that is not local. |
| longhand |
writing done by hand in which words are written out in full. |
| longhorn |
a breed of cattle with very long horns. Longhorns were once raised in the southwestern United States for their meat but are now rare. |
| longing |
a strong and lasting desire. |
| longingly |
with strong desire that does not go away even though it may be difficult to have what one wishes. |
| longitude |
distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England. Longitude is usually measured in degrees. |
| longtime |
having existed or continued over a long period of time. |
| loo |
an informal British word for a toilet or a room with a toilet. |
| look |
to use the eyes to see. [8 definitions] |
| look after |
to take care of. |
| look a gift horse in the mouth |
not to be grateful for a gift; to criticize something received as a gift. |
| look at someone sideways |
to look at someone in a doubtful or suspicious way. |
| look down one's nose at |
to feel that one is better than or superior to. |
| look for |
to try to find; seek. |
| look forward to |
to wait for eagerly. |
| looking glass |
a mirror made of glass. |
| lookout |
the act of keeping watch or searching. [3 definitions] |
| look over |
to inspect or examine, often quickly. |
| look up |
to search for and find (a piece of information) in a book or other source that gives information in an organized way. |
| look up to |
to respect; admire. |
| loom1 |
a device or machine for weaving cloth. |