loess
- n a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
loestrin
- n trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
loewe
- n United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)
loewi
- n United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
lofortyx californicus
- n plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
lofoten
- n a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea
loft
- n floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- n floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- n (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
- n a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
- v store in a loft
- v propel through the air
The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air - v kick or strike high in the air
loft a ball - v lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull