lob | (noun) the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc | - |
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(noun) an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc | - |
(verb) propel in a high arc | - |
lobar | (adjective) of or relating to or affecting a lobe | - |
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lobate | (adjective) having or resembling a lobe or lobes | Synonyms: lobated |
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(adjective) having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other | Synonyms: lobed |
lobated | (adjective) having or resembling a lobe or lobes | Synonyms: lobate |
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lobby | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area | Synonyms: antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule |
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(noun) an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying | Synonyms: advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group, special-interest group, special interest, special interest group, third house |
(noun) the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest | - |
(verb) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | Synonyms: buttonhole |
lobbyism | (noun) the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist | - |
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lobbyist | (noun) someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer | - |
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lobe | (noun) a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure | - |
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(noun) (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part | - |
(noun) the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern | - |
(noun) (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided | - |
lobectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain) | - |
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lobed | (adjective) having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other | Synonyms: lobate |
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lobefin | (noun) any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form | Synonyms: crossopterygian, lobe-finned fish |
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lobelia | (noun) any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia | - |
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lobeliaceous | (adjective) belonging to the family Lobeliaceae | - |
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loblolly | (noun) thick gruel | - |
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lobotomy | (noun) surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | Synonyms: frontal lobotomy, leucotomy, leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy |
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lobscouse | (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | Synonyms: lobscuse, scouse |
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lobscuse | (noun) a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | Synonyms: lobscouse, scouse |
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lobster | (noun) any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae | - |
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(noun) flesh of a lobster | - |
lobsterback | (noun) British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) | Synonyms: redcoat |
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lobsterman | (noun) a person whose occupation is catching lobsters | - |
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lobular | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a lobule | - |
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lobularity | (noun) the property of having lobules | - |
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lobule | (noun) a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe | - |
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lobworm | (noun) marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait | Synonyms: lug, lugworm |
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