Word List 4 (litterbag - loin)

- litterbag n. A bag used, as in an automobile, for disposal of trash.

- litterbug n. Informal One who litters public areas with waste materials.

- littermate n. One member of a given litter of animal offspring.

 

- littoral adj. Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property;

  the littoral biogeographic zone. n. 1. A coastal region; a shore. 2. The

  region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.

  

- live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a

  period of time.

  

- liver extract n. A dry brownish powder containing the soluble thermolabile

  fraction of mammalian livers that is capable of stimulating the production of

  red blood cells.

  

- liver spot n. A benign, localized brownish patch on the skin, often occurring

  in old age and usually in fair-skinned people with sun-damaged skin. Also

  called age spot.

  

- living death n. A situation or period of time characterized by unremitting

  pain and suffering.

  

- Loafer A trademark used for a low leather step-in shoe with an upper

  resembling a moccasin but with a broad flat heel. This trademark often occurs

  in print in lower case.

  

- loath adj. also loth Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined: I am loath to go on

  such short notice.

  

- lobscouse n. A sailor's stew made of meat, vegetables, and hardtack.

 

  I liked this word because of hardtack, aka sea biscuit.

  

- localism n. 1a. A local linguistic feature. b. A local custom or pecularity.

  2. Devotion to local interests and customs. --localist n.

  

- lock1 n. 2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates,

  in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by rasiing or lowering the

  water level of that section. 5a. Sports A hold in wrestling or self-defense

  that is secured on a part of an opponent's body.

  

  "lockage" and "lockmaster" are derived from 2.

  

- lock2 n. 1a. A length or curl of hair; a tress. b. The hair of the head. Often

  used in the plural. 2. A small wisp or tuft, as of wool or cotton.

  

- locker-room adj. 2. Bawdy or crude: objected their locker-room language.

 

- loco1 adj. Slang Mad; insane. n. 1. See locoweed. 2. See loco disease. tr.v.

  1. To poison with locoweed. 2. Slang to make insane; craze.

  

- locust n. 3a. Any of several North American deciduous trees of the genus

  Robinia, having compound leaves, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers,

  and durable hard wood.

  

- loganberry n. 1. A trailing, prickly plant native to Oregon and south to Baja

  California cultivated for its acid, edible fruit. 2. The red fruit of this

  plant.

  

- logic bomb n. A computer virus that remains hidden until it is triggered when

  certain specific conditions are met.

  

- logjam n. 1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together. 2. A

  deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse.

  

- logorrhea n. Excessive use of words.

 

- logrolling n. 1. The exchanging of political favors, especially the trading of

  influence or votes among legislators to achieve passage of projects that are

  of interest to one another. 2. The exchanging of favors or praise, as mong

  artists, critics, or academics. 3. See birling.

 

- loin n. 1. The part of the body of a human or quadruped on either side of the

  backbone and between the ribs and hips. 2. One of several cuts of meat, such

  as tenderloin, taken from this part of an animal's body, typically including

  the vertebrae of the segment from which it is taken. 3. loins a. The region of

  the hips, groin, and lower abdomen. b. The reproductive organs.