Definition of lose

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Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..

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Abalone :: Abalone (n.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks..
Outfield :: Outfield (n.) A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively..
Galactin :: Galactin (n.) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose..
Gill :: Gill (n.) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon..
Draught :: Draught (n.) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney..
Inlet :: Inlet (n.) A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.
Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (a.) Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as, conglomerate flowers..
Closemouthed :: Closemouthed (a.) Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
Stag :: Stag (n.) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti..
Dessert :: Dessert (n.) A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner..
Decahedron :: Decahedron (n.) A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces.
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced..
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an etagere or closed with doors. See Etagere..
L :: L () L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the Phoenician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr. LL. alburnus)..
Anseriformes :: Anseriformes (n. pl.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms..
Incase :: Incase (v. t.) To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.
Hag :: Hag (n.) A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled..
Klipdachs :: Klipdachs (n.) A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also rock rabbit..
Rambutan :: Rambutan (n.) A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum, and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan..
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