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LUSK

Definitions: LUSK

LUSK

Adjective

1. Lazy; slothful.

Intransitive verb

1. To be idle or unemployed.

Noun

1. A lazy fellow; a lubber.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Synonyms within Context: LUSK

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Inactivity

Indolent, lazy, slothful, idle, lusk, remiss, slack, inert, torpid, sluggish, otiose, languid, supine, heavy, dull, leaden, lumpish; exanimate, soulless; listless; drony, dronish; lazy as Ludlam's dog.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Specialty Definition: Lusk, Wyoming

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Lusk is a town located in Niobrara County, Wyoming. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,447. It is the county seat of Niobrara County6.

Geography


Lusk is located at 42°45'38" North, 104°27'10" West (42.760674, -104.452729)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census1 of 2000, there are 1,447 people, 611 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density is 278.0/km² (721.7/mi²). There are 782 housing units at an average density of 150.2/km² (390.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.86% White, 0.21% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 611 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couples living together, 8.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 35.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.84. In the town the population is spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 74.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $29,760, and the median income for a family is $37,583. Males have a median income of $28,333 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,847. 14.2% of the population and 9.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.7% are under the age of 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lusk, Wyoming."

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Crosswords: LUSK

Specialty definitions using "LUSK": P4, PARMACS. (references)
Non-English Usage: "LUSK" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (Hull, husk, legume, pod).

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Commercial Usage: LUSK

DomainTitle

Books

  • Business Law: Bibliography of Books in the Harold F. Lusk Collection, Indiana University Business/Spea Library (Public Administration Series: Bibli) (reference)

  • Landmarks : the landscape paintings of Doris Lusk (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: LUSK

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Cattle grazing. Lusk, Wyoming. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: LUSK

The following table summarizes the usage of "LUSK" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
LuskLast name7,0001,788
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: LUSK


1. Lusk, WY (town, FIPS 48530)
Location: 42.76066 N, 104.45357 W
Population (1990): 1504 (822 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 82225
Country: USA

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Expression: LUSK

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "LUSK": Lusk-harbison-jones.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LUSK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

lusk wy

41

john lusk

3

lusk

25

creek lusk

3

lusk wyoming

24

cave lusk

3

ezra lusk

16

company lusk

3

herald lusk

7

associate lusk

3

damon lusk

4

hotel lusk

2

anne lusk

4

jerrie lusk

2

gary lusk

4

fahy lusk

2

david gallery lusk

4

home lusk

2

lusk pool

4

anderson kenyon lusk

2

lusk metal

4

harrell lusk

2

david lusk

3

harrell lusk

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: LUSK

Derivations

Words ending with "LUSK": mollusk. (additional references)

Words containing "LUSK": molluskan, mollusks. (additional references)


Misspellings

"LUSK" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Glushko, Lavski, Lesc, Leski, Liuski, Lossky, luks, Luska, Lutsk, Lysak. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: LUSK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: sulk.

Words within the letters "k-l-s-u"

-2 letters: us.

 Words containing the letters "k-l-s-u"
 

+1 letter: bulks, hulks, lucks, lunks, lurks, sculk, skulk, skull, slunk, sulks, sulky.

 

+2 letters: baulks, caulks, clucks, clunks, flukes, flunks, kluges, knurls, kugels, kulaks, plucks, plunks, saluki, sculks, skulks, skulls, suckle, sulked, sulker, suslik, taluks.

 

+3 letters: auklets, buckles, burlesk, duskily, huckles, huskily, kaliums, kistful, kludges, klutzes, kulturs, kummels, leukons, linkups, lockups, lookups, luckies, lunkers, lurkers, mamluks, mollusk, muckles, mukluks, muskily, outsulk, puslike, ruckles, runkles, sackful, salukis, sculked, sculker, skellum, skilful, skinful, skulked, skulker, skulled, spelunk, suckled, suckler, suckles, sulkers, sulkier, sulkies, sulkily, sulking, sunlike, susliks, talukas, unlinks, unlocks, uplinks, walkups.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LUSK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 55 53 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    ..-    ...    -.-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01010101 01010011 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#85 &#83 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0055 0053 004B

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

46555345

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Names: Frequency
6. Cities
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet 		9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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