lough
/lɒk/
More pronunciations (2)Fewer pronunciations
Ireland/lɑx/
lough noun: a lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
Noun (1)
lough (plural loughs)
- A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
- Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough […].2009 January 26, Henry McDonald, “It's got fancy flats, a hotel. Even a bank. But can the Titanic Quarter stay afloat?”, in The Guardian
- A study showing that the temperature of the lough’s water has risen 1C since 1995, however, suggests that climate change and clearer waters as a result of an invasive zebra mussel species may also be contributing factors.2023 August 23, Tommy Greene, “Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- loch
Noun (2)
UK/lɒf/
lough (plural loughs)
Proper noun capitalized: Lough
Lough (plural Loughs)
- A surname.
lough meaning in Tamil
lough in Tamil
- கடற்கழி
Synonyms of lough
Forms of lough
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | loughs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Loughs |
Origin of lough
Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.
From Middle English lough, logh, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *lux, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”).
Words formed from lough
Words that rhyme with lough
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- sock
- unlock
- baroque
- flock
- locke
- mock
- ad hoc
- frock
- unblock
- undock
- VOC
- chock
- defrock
- nock
- o'clock
- prairie dock
- proc
- smock
- acock
- amok
- bangkok
- bloc
- Carvel Rock
- doc
- grok
- hough
- loch
- pock
- slock
- wedlock
- wok
- 24-hour clock
- bock
- bok
- brocc
- choc
- croc
- digital clock
- drop lock
- Farallon Rock
- flight sock
- freezer block
- gock
- hashlock
- hock
- kozachok
- Nixon shock
- oc
Questions about lough
- What does lough mean?
- Lough means a lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
- What is lough in Tamil?
- Lough in Tamil is கடற்கழி. See Lough meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lough?
- Lough can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lough?
- Lough is pronounced /lɑx/ (Ireland).
- What is the plural of lough?
- The plural of lough is loughs.
Words near lough in the dictionary
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