Definition of lose

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Lose (v. t.) Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction..

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Windage :: Windage (n.) The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven..
German :: German (a.) Nearly related; closely akin.
Penstock :: Penstock (n.) A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses..
Cool :: Cool (v. i.) To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate.
Throng :: Throng (n.) A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd.
Disuse :: Disuse (n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse..
Twinlike :: Twinlike (a.) Closely resembling; being a counterpart.
Sciuroid :: Sciuroid (a.) Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
Fritter :: Fritter (v. t.) A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters..
Noon-flower :: Noon-flower (n.) The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday..
Microlite :: Microlite (n.) A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope..
Unfold :: Unfold (v. i.) To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
Usbeks :: Usbeks (n. pl.) A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan..
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..
Vesiculose :: Vesiculose (a.) Alt. of Vesiculou.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it..
Closeting :: Closeting (imp. & p. pr. & vb. n.) of Close.
Close :: Close (n.) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
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