Lop

  • 51lop´sid´ed|ly — lop|sid|ed «LOP SY dihd», adjective. larger or heavier on one side than the other; unevenly balanced; leaning to one side: »a lopsided load, a lopsided score. Figurative. ... the lopsided economy of Malta, so largely dependent on the dockyard… …

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  • 52lop|sid|ed — «LOP SY dihd», adjective. larger or heavier on one side than the other; unevenly balanced; leaning to one side: »a lopsided load, a lopsided score. Figurative. ... the lopsided economy of Malta, so largely dependent on the dockyard (London Times) …

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  • 53lop-ears — ˈlop ears 7 [lop eared lop ears] noun plural ears that hang down at the side of an animal s head Derived Word: ↑lop eared …

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  • 54lop ears — lop eared ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an animal) having drooping ears. DERIVATIVES lop ears plural noun. ORIGIN from archaic lop «hang loosely or limply» …

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  • 55lop-eared — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an animal) having drooping ears. DERIVATIVES lop ears plural noun. ORIGIN from archaic lop «hang loosely or limply» …

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  • 56Lop-nor — (Lop nur, Lob nor), Kara koschun [Karten: Asien I und Kartographie II, 1], wanderndes Seen und Sumpfgebiet in Ostturkestan (Zentralasien), im Mündungsgebiete des Tarimflusses. – Vgl. S. von Hedin, »Durch Asiens Wüsten« (2 Bde., 1899) und »Im… …

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  • 57lop-eared — [ ,lap ıərd ] adjective a lop eared animal has long ears that hang by the side of its head …

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  • 58lop|o|lith — «LOP uh lihth», noun. a large intrusive mass of molten rock that has cooled and hardened, characterized by a basin shaped upper and lower surface (contrasted with batholith). ╂[< Greek lopós bent backward, convex + líthos stone] …

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  • 59Lop Nor — [lôp no͝or] (also Lop Nur) a dried up salt lake in the arid basin of the Tarim River in northwestern China, used since 1964 for nuclear testing …

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  • 60lop-stick — see lop n.3 4 …

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