[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["(in the Bible) the nephew of Abraham, whose wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.", "a department in S France. 2,018 sq. mi. (5,225 sq. km).:Cahors."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["one of a set of objects, such as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.", "the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something:They would have to choose a winner by lot.", "the decision or choice made by drawing or throwing a set of objects such as straws or pebbles.", "allotted share or portion:With her lot of the inheritance, she built a business.Synonyms: quota , part", "the portion in life assigned by fate or Providence; one's fate, fortune, or destiny:Her lot had not been a happy one.", "a distinct portion or piece of land:a building lot.", "a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.Synonyms: parcel , plot", "South Midland and Southern U.S.a farmyard or barnyard.", "a piece of land having the use specified by the attributive noun or adjective:a parking lot; a used-car lot.", "Movies.a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.", "a distinct portion or parcel of anything, as of merchandise:The furniture was to be auctioned off in 20 lots.", "a number of things or persons collectively:There's one more, and that's the lot.Synonyms: gang , crowd , group", "kind of person; sort:He's a bad lot.", "Oftenlots.a great many or a great deal:a lot of books;lots of money.", "Chiefly British.a tax or duty."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to divide or distribute by lot (sometimes followed byout):to lot furniture for sale; to lot out apples by the basketful.", "to assign to a person as their lot; allot.", "to divide into lots, as land.", "Obsolete.to cast or draw lots for."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to draw lots."]}, {"Bold_text": "adverb", "List Items": ["Oftenlots.a great deal; greatly :Thanks a lot for the ride.I care lots about my family."]}, {"Bold_text": "abbreviation for", "List Items": ["(in prescriptions) a lotion."]}]