locum /'laukam; NAmE 'lou-/ noun {BrE) a doctor or priest who does the work of another doctor or priest while they are sick, on holiday, etc. ft$£EX; ftatWf locus /'laukas; NAmE 'lou-/ noun {pi. loci /'lausai; NAmE 'lou-/) {formal or technical ftiH) the exact place where sth happens or which is thought to be the centre of sth

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lo cust /'laukast; NAmE 'lou-/ noun a large insect that lives in hot countries and flies in large groups, destroying all the plants and crops of an area it ©: a swarm of locusts —ft #41A

lo cu tion /la'kjuijn/ noun {technical ftifD 1 [U] a style of speaking W iX ; ig@^i£ftA2[C]a particular phrase, especially one used by a particular group of people ( ftM£^Altt )   , Ai£

lode /laud; NAmE loud/ noun a line of ore (= metal in the ground or in rocks) A ft

loden /'laudn; NAmE 'lou-/ noun [U] a type of thick cloth, made of wool and usually green in colour, that does not absorb water and is used for coats, jackets, etc.

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lode-star (also load-star) /'laudsta:(r); NAmE 'loud-/ noun

1                  the Pole Star (= a star that is used by sailors to

guide a ship) MM ( M M     M ) 2 {formal) a

principle that guides sb’s behaviour or actions ( SAfr

lode-stone (also load-stone) /'laudstaun; NAmE 'loudstoun/ noun a piece of iron that acts as a magnet

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lodge /lnd3; NAmE lends/ noun, verb n noun 1 [C] a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport (    Gil ) ^IbAML

M: a hunting lodge fttT*£#)gftlA/jNM 2 [C] a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house (  ) H PftM, l"J l5§ 3 [C] a

room at the main entrance to a building for the person whose job is to see who enters and leaves the building If M M S ; ft li “M.: All visitors should report to the porter’s lodge, 'ft ft ft        5fc ft & 1: ffifij „

4 [C+sing./pl. v.] the members of a branch of a sotiety such as the Freemasons; the building where they meet (      a masonic lodge

^ $F £ 6fj Jfe A ft £ 5 [C] the home of a beaver or an otter ( M M 7jc IM |$ ) ft , $$ 6 [C] a Native American’s tent or home built of logs ( H ± Hr A

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m verb 1 [VN] ~ (sth) (with sb) (against sb/sth) to make a formal statement about sth to a public organization or authority (        ) IEAM7 {p.®^ )

H771 register, submit : They lodged a compensation claim against the factory. ffefi J f^j X AM /±S 7 HnUlcfto o Portugal has lodged a complaint with the International Court of Justice. fj ft [ftS        7;$ #.

2                  [V +adv./prep.] {old-fashioned) to pay to live in a room in sb’s house ( ftlfc ) ^fi, ft Hi; f&fi SHU board: He lodged with Mrs Brown when he arrived in the city.

3 [VN] to

provide sb with a place to sleep or live A ( SA ) M accommodate : The refugees are being lodged at an old army base.

4 ~ (sth) in sth to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make sth become fixed or stuck some­where (   ) MM, 7ft: [V] One of the bullets lodged

in his chest. ft    17 ^47 fife&fJjJ&I M „ o [VN] She

lodged the number firmly in her mind.

7'fto 5 [VN] ~ sth with sb/in sth to leave money or sth valuable in a safe place trft ( f^jnll^nn )

EYT71 deposit : Your will should be lodged with your lawyer.  o

lodg er ./’h>d3a(r); NAmE 'la:d3-/ noun {especially BrE) a person who pays rent to live in sb’s house fgftlA; ft ft lodging /'lDd3iQ; NAmE'la:d3-/ noun {especially BrE) 1 [U] temporary accommodation if ft ; if ft; ft Hi : full board and lodging {= a room to stay in and all meals provided) ft ft ft 2 [C, usually pi.] {old-fashioned) a room or rooms in sb else’s house that you rent to live in ©ft

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GiJ ft |b] : It was cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel. ft*ffi^Jtl0lti:ft^ttftSo 'lodging house noun {old-fashioned, BrE) a house in which lodgings can be rented ft ft tb © ©ft fa] Gil ft ^

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loft /loft; NAmE lo:ft/ noun, verb

m noun 1 {especially BrE) a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and sometimes made into a room  I

ft fU ) : a. loft conversion (= one that has been made into a room or rooms for living in) jfi It & ^ lA jg i*

3                  compare attic, garret 2 an upper level in a church, or a farm or factory building ( |£^;GiJ )

(       ) M; ( XrW ) Ippffi: the organ loft &

^ AGillf a 3 a flat/apartment in a former factory, etc., that has been made suitable for living in ( &Xft ^7Jt^Gi) ) * ft, ft^: They lived in a SoHo loft. ffefiJ jift£^1SK$^Gi[ftl|’Mo 4 {NAmE) a part of a room that is on a higher level than the rest ( ft |a] GiJ ) j^ig: The children slept in a loft in the upstairs bedroom. ®7

■                   verb [VN] {sport ft) to hit, kick or throw a ball very high

into the air        ( sfcH. M )

lofty /’lnfti; NAmE 'loifti/ adj. (loft-ier, lofti-est) {formal) 1 (of buildings, mountains, etc.         lil^) very high

and impressive : lofty ceilings/rooms/

towers M2 [usually before noun] (approving) (of a thought, an aim, etc. & $!, @ M^) deserving praise because of its high moral quality (ft ;   : lofty ambitions/ideals/

principles ^ W ik lh / S $S / M fJ 3 {disapproving) showing a belief that you are worth more than other people ffl 'If ($ ; {%[    P1771 haughty : her lofty

disdain for other people ifo5# ^l] A X M — M H iS ik ► loft-ily /-ili/ adv. lofti-ness noun [U]

log /log; NAmE lorg; la:g/ noun, verb

■                   noun 1 a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has

fallen from a tree J® A: logs for the fire      A ft (K) ft M

4                  picture c> tree 2 (also log-book) an official record

of events during a particular period of time, especially a journey on a ship or plane (        ) lEAiS

ik/ 0&; ( AJa )   0 M, XA 0 -7: The captain

keeps a log. ftiSM A 0 7 o 3 {informal) = loga­rithm Vm see easy adj., sleep v.

■                   verb (-gg-) [VN] 1 to put information in an official record or write a record of events jE • ■ • M A X A i£ ^; ifi ^ H771 record: The police log all phone calls.

ft ft. iS- tP fiS id ik o 2 to travel a particular distance or for a particular length of time   AiS (

Bt fsl ) HTH clock up : The pilot has logged 1 000 hours in the air. j&ftXfrMft 1 000 /Jv$f^XTridS^o 3 to cut down trees in a forest for their wood ft ft; ( ^ ft W ) Wft; ft ft nnn ,log in/'on {computing ft) to perform the actions that allow you to begin using a computer system      jftA ( ft ft ©ft t% ) -.

You need a password to log on.    ,log sb <-

‘in/1 on (computing ft) to allow sb to begin using a computer system ftftAI^,  ftiftA ( ftlftfl

) : The system is unable to log you on.

,log off/1 out (computing ft) to perform the actions that allow you to finish using a computer system $£(§; iM ft ( ftftMft^i ) ,log sb «-»'off/’out (computing ft) to cause sb to finish using a computer system ft ft $7  ( ft ft til ft ^ )

-log {NAmE) = -logue

lo-gan-berry /’lauganbari; NAmE 'louganberi/ noun (pi -ies) a soft dark red fruit, like a large raspberry, that grows on a bush

logarithm /'lDgariOam; NAmE 'la:g-; 'la:g-/ (also informal log) noun {mathematics W) any of a series of numbers set out in lists which make it possible to work out problems by adding and subtracting instead of multiplying and dividing M Wt > loga-rith-mic /.loga'riQmik; NAmE ,lo:g-; ,la:g-/ adj.

log-book /'lngbuk; NAmE 'lo:g-; 'la:g-/ noun 1 {BrE, becoming old-fashioned) a document that records offi­cial details about a vehicle, especially a car, and its