Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z loansharking The lending of money at an excessive interest rate. loanshift The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language. loanword A word directly taken into one language from another one. loanworthy Deserving a loan. Loar A surname. Loarki An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh, Pakistan as well as Rajasthan in India. loasa Any plant of the genus Loasa. loasaceous Belonging to the family Loasaceae principally of herbaceous plants. loath Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase. loathable Deserving loathing; loathsome; detestable. loathe To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). loathedness The quality of being loathed. loather One who loathes. loathful Full of loathing; hateful loathfully In a loathful manner. loathfulness The condition of being loathful; reluctance. loathing Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike. loathingly With loathing. loathliness The state or condition of being loathly; hideousness. loathly Loathsome; hideous. loathness unwillingness; reluctance loathsome Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. loathsomely In a way that is loathsome. loathsomeness The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing. loathy Loathsome. loaver Money. Loay A municipality of Bohol, Philippines. Loayza A surname. lob To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc. Lobach A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Лобач (Lobač). Lobachevskian Of or pertaining to Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician. Lobachevsky A surname from Russian. Lobacz A surname lobal Of or relating to a lobe. Lobamba The traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini. Loban A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Лобан (Loban). lobang A good deal or opportunity; pertaining to job offers, business opportunities or sales. lobaplatin A platinum compound. lobar Of or relating to a lobe. Lobata An administrative district of São Tomé and Príncipe. lobatamide Any of a group of macrolides in the sea squirt Aplidium lobatum lobate Lobed. lobated lobate lobately As a lobe; so as to make a lobe; in a lobate manner. lobation The quality of having lobes. Lobato A surname. Lobatse A town in south-eastern Botswana. Lobau A Vienna floodplain on the northern side of the Danube in Donaustadt and partly in Großenzersdorf, Lower Austria. Lobaugh A surname. Lobb A surname. Lobban A surname from Scottish Gaelic. lobber One who throws or hits/kicks a ball in a high arc. lobbier One who lobbies; a lobbyist. lobbies A stew resembling scouse, using corned beef or tinned stewing steak. lobby An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. lobbycon An informal gathering in the lobby of a venue or convention, sometimes to allow people to meet who do not have access to the official event. Lobbygate A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients. Lobbygobbler Someone from Leigh, England. lobbygow An errand boy, especially in Chinatown. lobbying The act of one who lobbies. lobbyism Lobbying, as for example in politics. lobbyist A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. lobbylike Resembling or characteristic of a lobby. lobbyman A male lobbyist. lobcock A large, flaccid penis. Lobdell A surname. lobe Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. lobectomize To carry out a lobectomy. lobectomy The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain lobed Having lobes. Lobedu A tribe of the Northern Sotho group; the Balobedu. lobefin Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii. lobefoot A bird with lobate toes, especially the phalarope. lobefooted Having lobate toes lobeglitazone A particular thiazolidinedione antidiabetic drug. Lobel A surname. lobeless Without lobes. lobelet A small lobe; a lobule. lobelia A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants. lobeliaceous Of or pertaining to the former plant family Lobeliaceae (now subfamily Lobelioideae in family Campanulaceae), including the lobelia. lobeliad Any plant of the genus Lobelia lobelike Resembling or characteristic of a lobe. lobelin lobeline lobeline A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation. lobelioid Any plant of the subfamily Lobelioideae Lobello A surname. lobendazole An anthelminthic drug. lobenzarit An immunomodulator used in the treatment of arthritis. Lober A surname from German. Loberg A surname. Lobethal A town in South Australia, Australia, in the Adelaide Hills. Lobianco A surname. lobiform Having the shape of a lobe lobing A rounded projection; a lobe. Lobios A municipality of Ourense, Galicia, Spain. lobiped Having lobate toes. Lobito A city on Lobito Bay in Benguela Province, Angola. Loblaw A surname. loblolly Gruel. lobo A wolf. Loboc A municipality of Bohol, Philippines. Loboda A surname. lobola The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa. lobomycosis A blastomycosis of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly Loboa loboi). lobomycotic Relating to or affected with lobomycosis. lobophorolide A cyclic polyketide lactone present in the brown alga Lobophora lobophylliid Any stony coral of the family Lobophylliidae lobopod Any of the numerous stub-legs of a lobopodian; a lobopodium. lobopodial Relating to lobopodium lobopodian Of or pertaining to the lobopods lobopodium A thick, coarse pseudopodium Lobor A municipality of Croatia. Lobosco A surname from Italian. lobose Having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans. lobotid Any fish in the family Lobotidae; a tripletail. lobotomist Someone who performs lobotomies. lobotomite One who is brainless, stupid, as if they had been lobotomized. lobotomization Performing a lobotomy, the act of lobotomizing. lobotomize To perform a lobotomy upon. lobotomized very stupid or idiotic lobotomizer One who performs a lobotomy. lobotomy A surgical operation involving cutting into a lobe of a body organ, specifically (neurosurgery), a procedure, now largely disused, involving severing connections between the prefrontal cortex and the thalamic region of the frontal lobe of the brain to treat certain mental illnesses. lobous Having lobes. Lobsang A male given name from Tibetan. lobscouse A dish of meat stewed with vegetables and ship biscuit. lobscouser A sailor. lobspound Prison. lobster A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood. lobsterback A British soldier during the War of 1812 and American revolution. lobsterboat A boat used for catching lobsters. lobsterburger A burger made with lobster instead of beef. lobsterdom The world or sphere of lobsters. lobsterer Someone who catches lobsters. lobsterette Any of various small lobsters. lobsterish Similar to a lobster. lobsterless Without lobsters or their meat. lobsterlike Resembling or characteristic of a lobster. lobsterling A young or miniature lobster. lobsterman A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters. lobsterperson A person who fishes for lobster. lobsterscope Synonym of flicker wheel (“kind of stage lighting”). lobstersona A fursona that is a lobster. lobsterwoman A female fisher for lobsters, Female equivalent of lobsterman. lobstery Resembling a lobster, or tasting like one. lobstick A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree. lobtail To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface. lobtailing The action of a whale when it lobtails. lobucavir An antiviral drug. Lobue A surname from Italian. lobular Of or relating to a lobule.