Does a cow lo or low? Would you mine a lode of ore or a lowed of ore? Do you apply for a loan or a lone at the bank? Are ringlets of hair called locks or lox?
lo, low
Lo is an interjection. It is a word used to call to attention or to express wonder or surprise.
Lo and behold, would you look at that?
When a cow lows, it moos.
The cows lowed as they waited to be milked.
load, lode, lowed
One of the meanings of load is anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo
Customers eagerly waited for the load of toilet paper to arrive at the store.
A lode is a rich source of something.
The lode of opportunities presented in her portfolio assured her of success.
To have lowed is to have made a characteristic deep sound.
The lowing of the cows is my alarm clock each morning.
loam, loom
Loam is a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
Sweet corn, carrots, and spinach grow well in loam soil.
To loom is to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form
When the terrifying shape that had loomed in the distance came clearly into view, she screamed.
loan, lone
When one makes a loan, one grants the temporary use of an item to someone else.
Mr. Smith agreed to loan his lawn mower to his neighbor while he was on vacation.
Lone means solitary or having no company.
The lone cougar roamed through the deserted neighborhood.
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local, locale, lo-cal
Local means belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood
The local grocery stores ran low on supplies.
Locale is a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
The locale of the murder was cordoned off while the police gathered evidence.
Lo-cal is another way of writing low-cal, which means containing fewer calories than usual or standard
A lo-cal dessert will be served at the end of the meal.
locks, lox
Locks are tresses, curls, or ringlets of hair.
Her black locks of hair, no longer attached to her head, were strewn across the floor.
Lox is a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox), often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
Latkes with lox, the appetizer, was an enormous hit.
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