Definition of lose

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Lose (v. t.) To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health..

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Plesimorphism :: Plesimorphism (n.) The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing in closely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition.
Costive :: Costive (a.) Reserved; formal; close; cold.
Free :: Free (superl.) Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money..
Tunicin :: Tunicin (n.) Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom..
Sew :: Sew (v. t.) To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag..
Nitrocellulose :: Nitrocellulose (n.) See Gun cotton, under Gun..
Cohesion :: Cohesion (n.) The act or state of sticking together; close union.
Consecute :: Consecute (v. t.) To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue.
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
Unbundle :: Unbundle (v. t.) To release, as from a bundle; to disclose..
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To keep close; to keep secret.
Leech :: Leech (n.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species..
Dog Days :: Dog days () A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer..
Tigh :: Tigh (n.) A close, or inclosure; a croft..
Caryopsis :: Caryopsis (n.) A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc..
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Sentence :: Sentence (n.) A combination of words which is complete as expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the close by a period, or full point. See Proposition, 4..
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Ha-ha :: Ha-ha (n.) A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one is close upon it..
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