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13-letter words containing loo

  • loop diuretic — any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
  • loop of henle — the part of a nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules that extends, in a loop, from the cortex into the medulla of the kidney.
  • loop the loop — plane: fly upside down
  • loop-the-loop — an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop.
  • loose forward — one of a number of forwards who play at the back or sides of the scrum and who are not bound wholly into it
  • loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
  • loose-jointed — having or marked by easy, free movement; limber.
  • loose-tongued — unrestrained or irresponsible in speech; given to gossiping.
  • loosey-goosey — relaxed; calm; unperturbed: Despite the pressure, he was loosey-goosey throughout the game.
  • parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
  • pilot balloon — a balloon for the visual observation of upper-atmosphere wind currents.
  • queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • selling floor — floor (def 10).
  • shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
  • slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
  • solid-looking — reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance: They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.
  • stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
  • tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
  • to loom large — If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
  • trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
  • trial balloon — a statement, program, or the like issued publicly as a means of determining reactions in advance: The speech was a trial balloon for a new law.
  • waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
  • young-looking — having the appearance of youth
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