Lexicon: load – lodge

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load, n. [OE lád, way, course, journey, conveyance.]

Burden; something which weighs down or is oppressive; cargo.

load (-ed), v. [see load, n.]

To put cargo on or in.

loaded, adj. [see load, v.]

Charged with a load or cargo, burdened, laden, swelling.

loaf (loaves), n. [OE hlaf.]

A mass or lump, a set amount such as a loaf of bread.

locality, n. [Fr. < L. locālitātem.]

A place; position; situation.

location (-'s, -s), n. [L. locāre.]

A situation with respect to time and place; local position or situation.

lock (-s), n. [OE lok.] (Word play: both meanings of lock in poem 1195).

  1. A device which seals or contains.
  2. A device that changes water levels on a river for transportation purposes.

lock (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [see lock, n.]

To secure, to fasten, to keep safe.

lodge, n. [ME < OF loge, arbor, summerhouse, hut.]

Temporary dwelling.

lodge (-d), v. [see lodge, n.]

To furnish as a temporary habitation; to afford place to; to contain for keeping.