English Words Starting With L

• lowball

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˈləʊ.bɔːl/To deliberately offer a much lower price or estimate than is reasonable or fair, especially to gain a negotiating advantage or to mislead.
• lowboy

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈləʊbɔɪ/A low chest of drawers, typically about waist height and often mounted on short legs.
• lowbrow

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈləʊ.brəʊ/Relating to or characteristic of art, entertainment, or culture that is considered to be of little intellectual or artistic value; unsophisticated.
• lowbush blueberry

  nounLow
  /ˌləʊbʊʃ ˈbluːb(ə)ri/A wild, short-statured North American blueberry species (Vaccinium angustifolium and related species) that produces small, flavourful berries, typically growing close to the ground.
• lowchen

  nounVery Low / Specialist
  /ˈləʊxən/A very rare breed of toy dog with a lion-like haircut.
• lowdown

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌləʊˈdaʊn/The true, inside, or secret facts about something, especially when disreputable.
• lowe

  nounverb-intransitiveExtremely Rare (Obsolete/Arch. or Dial.)
  /laʊ/A blaze, a flame; the flickering light or warmth of a fire.
• lowell

  nounLow (common as a proper noun, rare in any other sense)
  /ˈləʊəl/A proper noun primarily used as a surname or place name.
• lowell observatory

  nounLow
  /ˈləʊ.əl əbˈzɜː.və.tri/A private astronomical research institution in Flagstaff, Arizona, founded in 1894 by Percival Lowell.
• lower

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh
  /ˈləʊə(r)/to reduce in level, amount, or position; to bring something down.
• lower 48

  nounLow
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈfɔː.ti eɪt/A colloquial term for the contiguous United States, comprising the 48 adjoining states and Washington D.C., excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
• lower austria

  nounLow (B1/B2+)
  /ˌləʊər ˈɒstriə/A federal state (Bundesland) in northeastern Austria, whose capital is Sankt Pölten.
• lower bound

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈbaʊnd/The minimum possible value or limit of something, especially in mathematical or statistical contexts.
• lower burrell

  nounVery Low
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈbɜː.rəl/A proper noun referring to a specific city in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
• lower california

  nounLow
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔː.njə/A proper noun referring to the southern part of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, or a historical term for the region.
• lower canada

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈkæn.ə.də/A historical British colony (1791–1841) located in the southern part of modern-day Quebec.
• lower canada rebellion

  nounC1-C2 (Academic/Historical)
  /ˈləʊ.ə ˈkæn.ə.də rɪˈbel.i.ən/An armed uprising in 1837–1838 against British colonial rule in the British colony of Lower Canada (modern-day Quebec).
• lower case

  adjectivenounverbB2
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈkeɪs/The small letters of an alphabet (as opposed to capital letters), such as a, b, c.
• lower chamber

  nounC1
  /ˌləʊə ˈtʃeɪmbə/The house of a bicameral legislature that is typically more numerous and directly representative of the population, such as the House of Commons in the UK or the House of Representatives in the US.
• lower chinook

  nounVery Low
  /ˌləʊ.ə ˈtʃɪn.ʊk/An extinct Native American language once spoken along the lower Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.

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