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- lodger/ˈlɒdʒ.ər/A person who pays to live in part of someone else's house, typically with the owner also living there; a paying tenant in a room.nounB2
- lodging/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/A place to live temporarily, such as a room or set of rooms rented in someone's house or a guest house.nounB2
- lodging house/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ haʊs/A house where rooms are rented out, often with shared facilities, typically providing more basic accommodation than a hotel.nounLow
- lodging knee/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋ niː/A painful condition resulting from acute, repeated, or prolonged pressure on the knee, especially from kneeling, causing inflammation.nounVery low
- lodging turn/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ tɜːn/A rotation or shift system within a shared lodging house, typically referring to the scheduled use of common facilities like the kitchen or bathroom.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- lodgings/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪŋz/Rooms or a room rented out to live in, typically temporarily.plural-nounB2
- lodgment/ˈlɒdʒ.mənt/The act of depositing or placing something formally; a place where something is deposited or where someone is situated, especially in a temporary or military context.nounLow (C1-C2); primarily used in formal, legal, financial, or military contexts.
- lodi/ˈləʊ.di/A person from the city of Lodi in California; a term in Filipino (Tagalog) meaning 'loser' or 'unfortunate person'nounVery Low
- lodicule/ˈlɒd.ɪ.kjuːl/A small scale at the base of the ovary in grasses, which helps the flower open.nounVery Low
- loe/ləʊ/Archaic or dialectal variant of 'low' (adjective/verb/adverb). As a verb, primarily meaning to moo like a cow. As an adjective, a rare poetic spelling of 'low' (not high).nounExtremely rare / Archaic
- loeb/ləʊb/A historic or archaic variant spelling of 'lobe', primarily referring to a rounded projection or division, especially of an organ like the brain, ear, or lung.nounVery Low
- loeffler/ˈlɜːflə/ or /ˈlɜflə/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of German origin. In specific scientific contexts, it refers to the bacterium *Corynebacterium diphtheriae*, discovered by Friedrich Loeffler.nounC2
- loerie/ˈlʊəri/A brightly coloured, crested African bird, specifically of the family Musophagidae, also known as a turaco or lourie.nounRare/Regional
- loess/lɜːs/A loosely compacted, yellowish-brown, wind-blown sediment, typically consisting of fine-grained silt.nounC2 (Proficient User)
- loesser/ˈles.ər/A comparatively or relatively smaller amount, degree, or extent; not as much. The comparative form of 'little' and 'few'.nounVery High
- loew/ləʊ/A position, point, or level situated not far above the ground, base, or bottom; of little height; below average in amount, quality, or intensity.nounA1/A2 (Very High Frequency)
- loewe/ˈləʊ.ə/A surname of German origin, notably the name of the luxury fashion house.nounC2
- loewi/ˈləʊ.i/A surname of German-Jewish origin, most famously borne by Otto Loewi (1873–1961), a German-born pharmacologist and Nobel laureate.nounVery low (proper noun, specialized)
- loewy/ˈləʊi/A proper noun, primarily a surname of French origin, often associated with the mid-20th century industrial designer Raymond Loewy.nounVery Low
- loffler/ˈlɒf.lər/Proper noun referring to the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae or a technique for visualizing flagella, often spelled 'Löffler' or 'Loffler'.nounVery Low / Technical
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