lord
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
lords
plural
lords
Britannica Dictionary definition of LORD
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Lord
[singular]
a
— used as a name for God or Jesus Christ
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Ask the Lord for forgiveness.
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Praise the Lord.
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Oh Lord, hear our prayers.
b
◊ Lord is used informally by itself and in phrases to make a statement or question more forceful or to express surprise, anger, etc.
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Lord, it's hot out today.
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Lord almighty, is it that late already?
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Good Lord, what have they done?!
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My Lord, what were you thinking?!
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Oh my Lord! I can't believe it!
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a
[count]
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a man who is a member of the British nobility
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He became a lord upon the death of his father.
b
Lord
[noncount]
— used as a title for certain British noblemen and male officials of high rank
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see also lord mayor
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Lord Churchill
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Lord Advocate
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lord
/ˈloɚd/
verb
lords;
lorded;
lording
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lord
/ˈloɚd/
verb
lords;
lorded;
lording
Britannica Dictionary definition of LORD
lord it over someone
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to act in a way that shows you think you are better or more important than someone
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She knows she's very smart and lords it over her younger brothers.
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He got the only A in the class and was lording it over his classmates.
