English Words Starting With L

• lost and found

  nounB1
  /ˌlɒst ən ˈfaʊnd/A location or office in a public place where items that people have left behind are kept for recovery by their owners.
• lost cause

  nounC1
  /ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz/A person, project, or effort that has no chance of success or improvement.
• lost colony

  nounC1/C2 - Low
  /lɒst ˈkɒləni/A historical settlement, particularly one established in the New World, whose fate remains unknown due to the unexplained disappearance of all its inhabitants.
• lost generation

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌlɒst ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/A group of people, typically in their youth or early adulthood, who feel disconnected, disillusioned, or without clear purpose due to major societal, economic, or cultural upheaval.
• lost motion

  nounLow
  /ˌlɒst ˈməʊʃ(ə)n/In mechanical engineering: movement or play in a mechanism that does not produce a corresponding movement in the driven part, often due to wear or slack.
• lost property

  nounB1
  /ˌlɒst ˈprɒpəti/Items that have been left behind by their owners in public places and are kept until claimed.
• lost river

  nounLow
  /lɒst ˈrɪvə/A river that has ceased to flow or has disappeared, often due to natural geological changes or human intervention.
• lost river range

  nounVery Low
  /lɒst ˈrɪvə reɪndʒ/A specific mountain range in the state of Idaho, USA, forming part of the Rocky Mountains.
• lost soul

  nounMedium
  /ˌlɒst ˈsəʊl/A person who is unhappy, confused, and lacks a sense of purpose or direction in life; someone who seems adrift from society.
• lost tribes

  nounplural-nounC1/C2
  /ˌlɒst ˈtraɪbz/The ten tribes of Israel that, according to biblical tradition, were taken into captivity by the Assyrians in the 8th century BCE and subsequently disappeared from history, their fate unknown.
• lost-wax process

  nounC2
  /ˌlɒst ˈwæks ˌprəʊ.ses/A method for casting metal objects in which a wax model is surrounded by a mold material; the wax is melted and drained away, then molten metal is poured into the cavity left behind.
• lot

  adverbnounpronounverbA1
  /lɒt/A large number or amount; a set of things or people considered as a unit; a portion of land.
• lot-et-garonne

  nounVery Low
  /ˌlɒt eɪ ɡəˈrɒn/A department in southwestern France, named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.
• lota

  nounC2 (Rare/Technical)
  /ˈləʊtə/A small, spouted, round-bodied water pot, typically made of brass or copper, used in South Asia for ritual purification, drinking, and washing.
• lote

  nounExtremely low (archaic/obsolete).
  /ləʊt/A 'lote' is a biblical term, chiefly archaic, referring to a person's share, portion, or inheritance determined by casting lots.
• lothair i

  nounVery Low
  /loʊˈtɛər/A historical figure, specifically an Emperor of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor (795–855), son of Louis the Pious.
• lothair ii

  nounVery Low
  /ˈləʊθeə(r) ðə ˈsekənd/A proper noun referring to a specific historical figure: King of Lotharingia (855–869), a medieval Frankish ruler.
• lothario

  nounLow
  /lə(ʊ)ˈθɑːrɪəʊ/A man who is sexually promiscuous and irresponsible, especially one who seduces or deceives women.
• lothian

  nounLow (outside of geographical/historical contexts in Scotland)
  /ˈləʊðiən/A historic region and council area in southeastern Scotland, centered on Edinburgh.
• lothian region

  nounLow
  /ˈləʊðiən ˈriːdʒən/A former local government administrative area in southeastern Scotland, centered around Edinburgh.

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