Words containing lose
4 letter words containing lose
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
5 letter words containing lose
- alose — A fish, the European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- losed — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of lose.
- losel — a worthless person; scoundrel.
- loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
6 letter words containing lose
- -ulose — characterized by, marked by
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- closer — someone or something that closes
- closes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of close.
- closet — A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
7 letter words containing lose
- amylose — the minor component (about 20 per cent) of starch, consisting of long unbranched chains of glucose units. It is soluble in water and gives an intense blue colour with iodine
- callose — a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes
- closeby — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- closely — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- closers — Plural form of closer.
8 letter words containing lose
- angulose — having angles
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- close-in — near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city: The city is enveloping its close-in suburbs.
9 letter words containing lose
- anchylose — ankylose
- ankylosed — Simple past tense and past participle of ankylose.
- calculose — calculous
- cellulose — Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.
- close-run — If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
10 letter words containing lose
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- close-knit — A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other.
- closed-end — of or pertaining to an investment company issuing a fixed number of shares which are traded on an exchange
- closedness — The property of being closed.
- closedowns — Plural form of closedown.
11 letter words containing lose
- anadiploses — Plural form of anadiplosis.
- close-stool — a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot
- closed-door — private; barred to members of the public
- closed-loop — of or relating to a processing system in which effluents are recycled, that is, treated and returned for reuse.
- closefisted — stingy
12 letter words containing lose
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
13 letter words containing lose
- cellulose-gum — a white, water-soluble polymer derived from cellulose, used as a coating and sizing for paper and textiles, a stabilizer for various foods, and an appetite suppressor.
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-cropped — Close-cropped hair or grass is cut very short.
- close-fitting — Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
14 letter words containing lose
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
15 letter words containing lose
- alpha-cellulose — a refined, insoluble form of cellulose derived from cotton or wood pulp, and used in manufacturing
- methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
16 letter words containing lose
- closed-captioned — (of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
17 letter words containing lose
- closed-captioning — (of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC.
22 letter words containing lose
- carboxymethylcellulose — a white, water-soluble polymer derived from cellulose, used as a coating and sizing for paper and textiles, a stabilizer for various foods, and an appetite suppressor.
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