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nothing to interfere with his love affair with tennis. 6 make
love (to) or (with). embrace, cuddle, caress, fondle, have
sexual intercourse, Archaic take, know, Colloq neck, pet,
canoodle, romance, have sex, make the beast with two backs, US
and Canadian make out; Taboo slang screw, fuck, hump, bang, Brit
roger, bonk: He still makes love to his wife even though they
are both in their eighties.
--v. 7 cherish, admire, adore, be in love with, lose one's
heart to, worship, idolize, dote on, treasure, be infatuated
with, think the world of, adulate, hold dear, like, Colloq be
hung up on, be crazy or nuts or wild or mad about, have a crush
on: Only after ten years of friendship did she discover that
she loved him. 8 delight in, take pleasure in, derive pleasure
or enjoyment from, relish, be partial to, have a passion or
preference or taste for, be attracted to, be captivated by, be
fond of, like, enjoy, appreciate, value, Colloq get a kick from
or out of, be wild about, be thrilled by, US get a bang or
charge from or out of: She loves chocolates. I just love your
new dress! Love me, love my dog.
love letter
n. billet-doux, Archaic mash note: She saved all his love
letters.
lovely adj. 1 good-looking, pretty, handsome, attractive, comely,
fair, fetching, engaging, captivating, alluring, enticing,
bewitching, ravishing, gorgeous, beautiful, beauteous,
pulchritudinous: Larry has two lovely daughters. The house has
a lovely view of Lake Windermere. 2 satisfying, satisfactory,
agreeable, enjoyable, gratifying, nice, pleasing, pleasant,
pleasurable, engaging, delightful: What a lovely way to spend
an evening!
lover n. See love, 3, above.
low° adj. 1 short, squat, little, small, stubby, stumpy, stunted;
low-lying: The terrain has many low shrubs, not more than two
feet tall. 2 inadequate, insufficient, deficient, down, short,
sparse, scanty, scant, limited: The air in the tyres is a bit
low. Our water supply ran low. 3 coarse, unrefined, indelicate,
improper, naughty, risqu‚, indecent, unseemly, vulgar, crude,
common, rude, offensive, gross, ill-bred, lewd, obscene, ribald,