lusus naturae
- n a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
lurch
- n an unsteady uneven gait
- n a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
- n abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- n the act of moving forward suddenly
- v walk as if unable to control one's movements
- v move abruptly
The ship suddenly lurched to the left - v move slowly and unsteadily
The truck lurched down the road - v loiter about, with no apparent aim
- v defeat by a lurch
lure
- n qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
- n anything that serves as an enticement
- n something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- v provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
He lured me into temptation