Lesson 176
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Lesson 176 - Mask Toggle

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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Example Expression Example Expression Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#5251
🚶
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loiterer
/ˈlɔɪtərər/
noun
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A person who lingers aimlessly in a place without purpose.
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The police questioned the loiterer outside the store.

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idler, lingerer, lounger, dawdler, drifter
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worker, mover, doer
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street loiterer, loiterer outside, suspicious loiterer
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#5252
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lounge
/laʊndʒ/
noun, verb
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lounged
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lounged
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lounges
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lounging
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A public room for relaxing; or to sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed way.
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They lounged on the sofa after dinner.

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lounge around

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to spend time idly or lazily
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sit, sprawl, recline, rest, relax
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work, labor, rush
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hotel lounge, airport lounge, lounge chair, lounge music
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#5253
🌊
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lough
/lɒx/ or /lɒk/
noun
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An Irish or Scottish word for a lake or sea inlet.
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The fishermen lived by the lough for generations.

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lake, loch, pond, waterbody, bay
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desert, dry land
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Irish lough, near the lough, across the lough
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#5254
🎟️
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lottery
/ˈlɒtəri/
noun
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A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random.
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He won a car in the national lottery.

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win the lottery

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to achieve something extremely fortunate or unlikely
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raffle, sweepstake, jackpot, gamble, draw
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certainty, guarantee, assurance
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national lottery, lottery ticket, win lottery, lottery draw
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#5255
📦
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lot
/lɒt/
noun
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A large number or amount; a group or portion.
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She bought a lot of books at the fair.

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cast one's lot with

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to join or support a person or group
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batch, group, quantity, portion, set
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few, little, scarcity
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a lot of, whole lot, parking lot, building lot
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#5256
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lordling
/ˈlɔːrdlɪŋ/
noun
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A young or petty lord; someone of minor nobility.
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The arrogant lordling demanded respect despite his lack of experience.

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young lord, petty noble, minor aristocrat, baronet, squire
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commoner, peasant, servant
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arrogant lordling, spoiled lordling, young lordling
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#5257
🗣️
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loquacious
/loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
adjective
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tending to talk a great deal; very talkative
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The loquacious child entertained everyone with endless stories.

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talkative, chatty, verbose, garrulous, communicative
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silent, quiet, reserved
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loquacious speaker, loquacious child, loquacious nature, loquacious host
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#5258
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lopsided
/ˈlɑːpˌsaɪdɪd/
adjective
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with one side lower, larger, or different from the other; uneven or imbalanced
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The cake looked lopsided after being decorated in a hurry.

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uneven, crooked, tilted, imbalanced, askew
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balanced, even, symmetrical
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lopsided smile, lopsided victory, lopsided cake, lopsided structure
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#5259
🐎
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lope
/loʊp/
verb
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loped
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loped
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lopes
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loping
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to run or move with a long, bounding stride
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The horse loped gracefully across the field.

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stride, bound, trot, gallop, run
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crawl, walk, halt
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lope along, horse lope, lope across, easy lope
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#5260
💰
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loot
/luːt/
verb
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looted
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looted
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loots
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looting
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to steal goods, typically during war, riot, or chaos
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The rioters looted several shops during the protest.

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ill-gotten loot

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wealth obtained dishonestly
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plunder, pillage, ransack, rob, steal
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give, donate, return
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loot a shop, loot treasure, loot houses, looting spree
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#5261
🌩️
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loom
/luːm/
verb
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loomed
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loomed
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looms
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looming
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to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape, usually something threatening or about to happen
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Dark clouds loomed over the city, signaling an approaching storm.

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loom large

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to be of great importance or concern
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emerge, appear, threaten, overshadow, hover
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fade, disappear, vanish
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loom large, loom ahead, storm looms, crisis looms
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#5262
👀
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lookout
/ˈlʊkaʊt/
noun
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A place for watching; a person keeping watch.
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The guard kept a lookout for suspicious activity.

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on the lookout

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Being alert and watchful for something.
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watch, guard, sentry, observatory, scout
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neglect, unawareness, ignorance
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keep lookout, on the lookout, lookout point
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#5263
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longevity
/lɔnˈdʒɛvəti/
noun
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Long life or long existence of something.
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Good habits contribute to health and longevity.

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durability, endurance, permanence, lifespan, survival
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brevity, shortness, mortality
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health and longevity, remarkable longevity, longevity of career
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#5264
😔
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loneliness
/ˈloʊnlinəs/
noun
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The state of being alone and feeling sad about it.
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She felt a deep sense of loneliness after moving to the new city.

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die of loneliness

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To suffer severely because of extreme isolation.
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isolation, solitude, desolation, emptiness, alienation
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companionship, togetherness, friendship
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deep loneliness, overcome loneliness, suffer loneliness
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#5265
🛋️
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loll
/lɑːl/
verb
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lolled
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lolled
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lolls
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lolling
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To sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
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He lolled on the sofa after a long day at work.

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loll about

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To spend time lazily doing nothing in particular.
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lounge, sprawl, recline, slouch, laze
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work, hustle, strive
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loll on sofa, loll in chair, loll about
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#5266
😒
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loath
/loʊθ/
adjective
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reluctant or unwilling to do something
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She was loath to admit her mistake in front of everyone.

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reluctant, unwilling, hesitant, averse, resistant
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willing, eager, inclined
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loath to admit, loath to accept, loath to change
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#5267
🚶
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loiter
/ˈlɔɪtər/
verb
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loitered
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loitered
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loiters
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loitering
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To stand or wait around idly without apparent purpose.
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The teenagers were told not to loiter outside the shop.

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loiter with intent

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to hang around with the purpose of committing a crime
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linger, dawdle, hang around, idle, tarry
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hurry, rush, hasten
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loiter around, loiter near, loiter in, loiter outside
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#5268
👨‍🏫
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logician
/ləˈdʒɪʃən/
noun
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A person skilled in logic and reasoning.
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Aristotle is considered one of the greatest logicians in history.

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philosopher, thinker, reasoner, analyst
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fool, irrationalist
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great logician, famous logician, skilled logician
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#5269
📐
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logical
/ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
adjective
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Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.
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It was the only logical conclusion to the problem.

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rational, reasonable, coherent, sound, valid
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illogical, unreasonable, absurd
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logical step, logical consequence, logical order, logical argument
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#5270
🧠
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logic
/ˈlɒdʒɪk/
noun
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Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.
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Her argument was based on sound logic.

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twist the logic

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to manipulate reasoning to suit one’s purpose
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reasoning, rationale, argument, sense, judgment
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nonsense, illogic, irrationality
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sound logic, formal logic, logic puzzle, logic gate
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#5271
🌲
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log
/lɒɡ/
noun, verb
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logged
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logged
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logs
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logging
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A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off; also to record information systematically.
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The workers carried a heavy log to the truck.

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sleep like a log

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to sleep very deeply and soundly
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timber, wood, record, register, journal
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erase, delete
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log book, log entry, log in, log data
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#5272
⛰️
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lofty
/ˈlɒf.ti/
adjective
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Of great height; elevated in character or style; noble.
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He set himself the lofty goal of ending poverty.

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lofty ideals

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high moral standards or ambitious goals
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high, elevated, noble, grand, exalted
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low, base, humble
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lofty goals, lofty ideals, lofty mountains, lofty position
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#5273
🏢
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loft
/lɒft/
noun
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An upper room or space, often under the roof of a building.
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She converted the old loft into a modern studio.

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loft living

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a style of living in converted industrial spaces
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attic, garret, upper room, gallery
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basement, cellar
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converted loft, attic loft, spacious loft, loft apartment
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#5274
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lodgment
/ˈlɒdʒ.mənt/
noun
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The act of lodging or a place of temporary stay; also a deposit of something.
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The soldiers found lodgment in the abandoned house.

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accommodation, shelter, housing, stay
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eviction, displacement
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secure lodgment, temporary lodgment, lodgment in court, lodgment of complaint
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#5275
⛏️
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lode
/loʊd/
noun
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A rich source of something, often a vein of valuable metal in the earth.
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The miners discovered a rich lode of silver.

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mother lode

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the principal or richest source of something
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vein, deposit, seam, source, supply
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scarcity, depletion
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rich lode, gold lode, silver lode, mineral lode
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#5276
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locomotive
/ˌloʊ.kəˈmoʊ.tɪv/
noun
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A powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains.
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The old steam locomotive was restored for the museum.

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work like a locomotive

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to work with great power and persistence
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engine, train engine, railcar, power unit
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carriage, wagon
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steam locomotive, electric locomotive, diesel locomotive, powerful locomotive
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#5277
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locomotion
/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊʃən/
noun
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movement or the ability to move from one place to another
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Walking is the most common form of human locomotion.

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set in motion

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to start something moving or to initiate action
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movement, motion, travel, progression, mobility
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stillness, immobility, rest
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human locomotion, locomotion ability, locomotion system
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#5278
🌊
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loch
/lɒx/
noun
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a lake or sea inlet, especially in Scotland
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Tourists visit Loch Ness to search for the legendary monster.

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Loch Ness monster

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a mythical creature said to live in Loch Ness, Scotland
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lake, inlet, fjord, waterbody
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desert, land
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Loch Ness, Scottish loch, deep loch
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#5279
📍
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locative
/ˈlɒkətɪv/
noun
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a grammatical case indicating location or place
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In Latin, the locative case is used to indicate location.

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case, grammatical form, inflection
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none, irrelevant
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locative case, locative form, locative meaning
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#5280
🤮
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loathe
/loʊð/
verb
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loathed
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loathed
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loathes
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loathing
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to feel intense dislike or disgust for
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He absolutely loathes being late to meetings.

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loathe the sight of

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to strongly dislike even seeing someone or something
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detest, hate, abhor, despise, dislike
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love, admire, like
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loathe doing, loathe the idea, loathe someone
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