The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

lunge n. 1 thrust, jab,, strike: He was impaled by the first lunge
of the sword. 2 dive, plunge, rush, leap, jump, spring, pounce:
I made a lunge for the knife but missed.
--v. 3 dive, plunge, charge, pounce, dash, bound, jump; thrust,
stab, strike, hit, jab, cut: He lunged at her with his machete.
lurch° n. leave in the lurch. desert, abandon, forsake; drop, jilt:
He left her in the lurch, waiting at the church.
lurchý n. 1 stagger, sway, pitch; list, tilt, toss: The man gave a
sudden lurch, knocking the vase from my hands.
--v. 2 stagger, sway, stumble; roll, tilt, veer, pitch, list,
heel, wallow: He lurched into the room, a dagger protruding
from his back. The ship lurched dangerously in a heavy sea.
lure v. 1 tempt, attract, induce, coax, inveigle, seduce, draw in,
entice, lead on, decoy, charm, persuade, allure, catch: She
lured me into the trap of believing that she loved me.
--n. 2 bait, decoy, attraction, temptation, inducement, magnet,
siren song, charm, US drawing card, Slang come-on: Too many
na‹ve people fall for the lure of easy money.
lurid adj. 1 sensational, vivid, shocking, startling, graphic,
melodramatic: The tabloids delight in a lurid scandal. 2
ghastly, horrid, horrifying, horrendous, gory, grisly, gruesome,
macabre, revolting, disgusting, appalling, frightful, terrible,
awful: Every lurid detail of the massacre was shown on TV. 3
pale, ashen, sallow, wan, pallid, ghastly, baleful: From the
lurid shade of his skin, I could see he had some horrible
affliction. 4 glaring, fiery, flaming, burning, aglow, glowing,
glowering: The burning city cast a lurid light in the sky.
lurk v. skulk, slink, prowl, steal, sneak, hide, (lie in) wait, lie
low: The muggers were lurking in the shadows, waiting for a
victim.
luscious adj. delectable, delicious, mouth-watering, tasty, toothsome,
savoury, appetizing, rich, sweet, epicurean, ambrosial,
palatable, pleasant; succulent, juicy, Colloq scrumptious,
yummy: My grandmother used to make the most luscious pies and