Definition of loss

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Loss (v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property..

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Risk :: Risk (n.) Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction..
Hazard :: Hazard (n.) To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk.
Casualty :: Casualty (n.) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion..
Tragical :: Tragical (a.) Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom)..
Venus :: Venus (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food..
Losing :: Losing (v. t.) Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business..
Irreparable :: Irreparable (a.) Not reparable; not capable of being repaired, recovered, regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an irreparable breach; an irreparable loss..
Paraglossa :: Paraglossa (n.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
Blowth :: Blowth (n.) A blossoming; a bloom.
Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in the share market..
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity..
Gloss :: Gloss (n.) A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation..
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect..
Irretrievable :: Irretrievable (a.) Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss..
Canker Blossom :: Canker blossom () That which blasts a blossom as a canker does.
Laburnum :: Laburnum (n.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms..
Flowerer :: Flowerer (n.) A plant which flowers or blossoms.
Saving :: Saving (a.) Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage..
Flossification :: Flossification (n.) A flowering; florification.
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