English Words Starting With L

• los gatos

  nounLow
  /lɒs ˈɡɑːtəʊs/A Spanish noun phrase meaning 'the cats', functioning as a proper noun for a specific place (a town in California, USA).
• los mochis

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun, Geographical Name)
  /ˌlɒs ˈməʊtʃɪs/A city in northwestern Mexico, in the state of Sinaloa, serving as an important agricultural, industrial, and transportation hub.
• los teques

  nounVery Low
  /lɒs ˈteɪkeɪz/A proper noun referring to the capital city of the state of Miranda in north-central Venezuela.
• loschmidt's number

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlɒʃmɪts ˌnʌmbə/A physical constant equal to the number of molecules (or atoms) in one cubic centimetre of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP), approximately 2.6868 x 10²⁵ per m³.
• lose

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA2
  /luːz/to cease to have or possess; to become unable to find.
• lose out

  verbB2
  /luːz ˈaʊt/To fail to obtain or maintain something desired, typically because one is at a disadvantage or is defeated in a competition.
• losel

  adjectivenounRare / Archaic / Obsolete
  /ˈləʊz(ə)l/A worthless or disreputable person; a scoundrel.
• loser

  nounC1
  /ˈluː.zə(r)/A person who is defeated in a competition or fails repeatedly; someone unsuccessful.
• losey

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-Standard
  /ˈluː.zi/A slang or informal term, often used in specific contexts, potentially as a playful or colloquial variant or misspelling of 'loser' or related to the verb 'lose'.
• losing

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈluːzɪŋ/Failing to win or succeed; experiencing a defeat or failure.
• losing hazard

  nounVery Low
  /ˈluːzɪŋ ˈhæzəd/In billiards: A stroke where the player's cue ball goes into a pocket after striking another ball. The player loses points.
• losings

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈluːzɪŋz/The amount of money that has been lost, especially through gambling or unsuccessful investments.
• loslyf

  nounNonexistent
  An invented word with no established meaning in standard English dictionaries. It does not have an official etymology or definition.
• loss

  nounHigh
  /lɒs/The fact or process of losing something or someone; the state of no longer having something that one previously possessed.
• loss adjuster

  nounC2
  /ˈlɒs əˌdʒʌs.tər/A person employed by an insurance company to investigate an insurance claim and determine how much the company should pay.
• loss function

  nounC2+ / Technical
  /ˈlɒs ˌfʌŋk.ʃən/In mathematics and machine learning, a function that quantifies how far a model's prediction is from the actual target value, representing the 'cost' or 'penalty' of an inaccurate prediction.
• loss leader

  nounC2
  /ˈlɒs ˌliː.dər/A product sold at a significant loss to attract customers into a store.
• loss ratio

  nounC2
  /ˈlɒs ˌreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/A financial metric, primarily in insurance, calculated by dividing incurred losses (and loss adjustment expenses) by earned premiums.
• lossmaker

  nounC1
  /ˈlɒsˌmeɪ.kə(r)/A person, company, or product that consistently loses money or operates at a financial deficit.
• lost

  adjectiveverb-ambitransitiveA2
  /lɒst/Unable to find one's way; no longer possessed or retained.

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