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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Long PlanenounMWEa long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit togetherverified
Long positionnounMWEIn respect of a currency balance that is greater than zero, the amount by which such currency balance is greater than zero. A position that appreciates in value if market prices increase. When one buys a currency, their position is long.verified
Long WavenounMWEa radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz)verified
Long-Clawed PrawnnounMWElarge (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian riversverified
Long-Distance RunnernounMWEsomeone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)verified
Long-Horned GrasshoppernounMWEgrasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the maleverified
Long-Neck ClamnounMWEan edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europeverified
Long-Spurred VioletnounMWEviolet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spurverified
Long-Tailed PorcupinenounMWEporcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tailverified
Long-Tailed WeaselnounMWEthe common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tailverified
Longar PalmnounMWEtall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugarverified
Longleaf PinenounMWElarge three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbsverified
Longtail WeaselnounMWEthe common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tailverified
Longways DancenounMWEcountry dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each otherverified
Looking Glass TreenounMWElarge evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneathverified
Looking-Glass PlantnounMWEsmall tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneathverified
Loop GainnounMWE(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the inputverified
Loop TopologynounMWEthe topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first componentverified
Loopback AddressnounMWEThe loopback address (127.0.0.1) is a pseudo IP address that always refer back to the local host and are never sent out onto a network.verified
Loose CannonnounMWEa person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerousverified
Loose SentencenounMWEa complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause followsverified
Loose SmutnounMWEa smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of sporesverified
loosen upverbMWEmake one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activityverified
Loquat TreenounMWEevergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stoneverified