localismAttachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena; (countable) an instance of this.
localistInterested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
lochiaNormal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
LochielA locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
LochinvarA small lake north-east of St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX6585).
LochinverA village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).
lochnericineA major monoterpene indole alkaloid present in the roots of Catharanthus roseus and Tabernaemontana divaricata.
LochnerizeTo read one's policy preferences into the Constitution, as was (allegedly) done by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1905 case Lochner v. New York.
LochoreA village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1796).
LochtegateA scandal during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in which US swimmer Ryan Lochte and two teammates fabricated a story of having been robbed at gunpoint in order to cover up their own acts of vandalism.
LochtyA hamlet attached to Almondbank, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0625).
LockatongA mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
lockawayA long-term investment to be left alone until some future time.
lockbackA type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).
lockbladeA knife whose blade can be locked in position when fully extended.
lockboltA fastener in the form of a pin fitted with a collar placed over the locking bolt.
lockboxA box with a built-in lock; usually, a portable one.
lockchamberA section of a canal used to raise or lower vessels.
lockdownThe confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.
lockdownerA person who supports lockdown measures (especially during the COVID-19 pandemic).
lockdownismAn ideological stance that strongly advocates for strict lockdown measures, primarily in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
lockdownistAn advocate or supporter of lockdownism.
LockeanOf or pertaining to John Locke (1632–1704), English physician and philosopher, regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
lockerA type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.