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loanee
nounLow
/ləʊˈniː/A person or organization that receives a loan.
loaner
nounmedium
/ˈləʊnə(r)/A person or thing that loans something; especially an item lent temporarily, such as a car, while the original is being repaired or replaced.
loansharking
nounC2
/ˈləʊnˌʃɑːkɪŋ/The criminal activity of lending money at extremely high interest rates, often with threats of violence for non-payment.
loanshift
nounC2/Technical
/ˈləʊnʃɪft/A semantic change in which a word native to a language takes on a new meaning under the influence of a foreign word that has a similar form and multiple meanings.
loanword
nounC1
/ˈləʊnwɜːd/A word adopted from one language and incorporated into another without translation.
loathe
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ləʊð/To feel intense and deep-seated dislike or disgust for someone or something; a strong emotional aversion.
loathing
nounC1
/ˈləʊðɪŋ/A feeling of intense dislike and disgust.
loaves
nounB1
/ləʊvz/The plural form of 'loaf', referring to shaped masses of bread baked in one piece.
lob
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
/lɒb/to throw or hit something, especially a ball, in a slow, high arc
lobachevsky
nounVery Low
/ˌlɒbəˈtʃɛfski/A reference to the Russian mathematician Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792–1856), one of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry.
lobar pneumonia
nounLow
/ˌləʊ.bə njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/A severe form of bacterial pneumonia that infects and inflames an entire lobe of a lung.
lobation
nounC2
/lə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/The condition of being divided into lobes.
lobber
nounC2
/ˈlɒb.ə(r)/A person or machine that throws, or lobs, something (especially a ball) in a high, slow arc.
lobby
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
/ˈlɒbi/A room or corridor serving as an entrance hall or waiting area in a building; the act of trying to influence politicians or officials.
lobbygow
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˈlɒbiɡaʊ/A person, often of low status, who assists a lobbyist; a minor political hanger-on or errand-runner in legislative or political circles.
lobbyist
nounC1-C2
/ˈlɒbiɪst/A person who is paid to influence politicians or government officials to make laws or decisions that will help a particular organization or industry.
lobe
nounC1
/ləʊb/a rounded, projecting part of an organ or structure, often found in pairs or multiples, such as the rounded part of the ear or a section of the brain, liver, or lung.
lobe-finned fish
nounVery Low
/ˈləʊb fɪnd ˈfɪʃ/A fish belonging to the class Sarcopterygii, characterized by fleshy, lobed fins containing bones and muscles, as opposed to the thin, bony rays of ray-finned fish.
lobectomy
nounLow
/ləʊˈbɛk.tə.mi/The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ, most commonly a lung.
lobelia
nounlow
lə(ʊ)ˈbiːlɪəA flowering plant of the genus Lobelia, often with blue, purple, red, or white tubular flowers.

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