5-Letter Words Starting With LO

held dear

anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

an ardent follower and admirer

cause to drop or sink

(of textures) full of small openings or gaps

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

vile; despicable

inspired by love for your country

a large number or amount

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

a system of reasoning

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

provide housing for

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

someone deranged and possibly dangerous

a person who avoids the company or assistance of others

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs

ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

English novelist (1909-1957)

the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

a Buddhist who has attained nirvana

slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

consisting of or having the character of loam

small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists

the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer

of or relating to or affecting a lobe

having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other

someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind