Lexicon: lodging – lonely

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lodging (-s), verbal n. [see lodge, v.]

A place of rest; temporary abode.

lofty, adj. [OE, see lift, v.]

Elevated; great height in the air.

log, n. [ME logge, origin unknown.]

A piece of unhewn wood.

logarithm, n. [L. logarithm-us; proportion, ratio + number < Gk. λόγ-οs, word.]

A mathematical function (Word play on logos, word).

logic, n. [Fr. < L. < Gk. λογική.]

Reason; human understanding; mortal contemplation; arbitrary rationale.

logician, n. [see logic, n.]

An expert in logic; a writer of logic; thinking of inference and of scientific method.

loin (-s), n. [OF < L. lumbus.]

Waist; lower torso; area from below the ribs to the base of the buttocks; part of the body about which clothes are bound.

lone, adj. [see alone, adv.]

Solitary, single, apart from others, an uninhabited place, unfrequented.

loneliness, n. [see lonely, adj.]

A state of solitude or retirement; seclusion from others.

lonely (lonelier), adj. [see lone, adj.]

Desolate; solitary; isolated; sequestered from company.