Crossword-Solution: LOOSEN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Loosen | v. t. | To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. |
| Loosen | v. t. | To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. |
| Loosen | v. t. | To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. |
| Loosen | v. i. | To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LOOSEN | anagram | LONEOS, LOSENO, NOLOSE, OLESON, SOLENO |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with LOOSEN (5)
Now loosen my hand; I will, indeed I will wear it to-night.” “And it shall be the beginning of a pleasant secret courtship of six years, with a wedding at the end?” “It must be, I suppose, since you will have it so!” she said, fairly beaten into non-resistance.
These are the shafts, that like a bowman I Provoked to anger, loosen at thy breast, Unerring, and their smart thou shalt not shun.
The smiths and armourers on palfreys ride, Files in their hands, and hammers at their side; And nails for loosen’d spears, and thongs for shields provide.
His hold on life was strong, and it was very, very hard, to loosen; by gradual efforts and degrees unclosed a little here, it clenched the tighter there; and when he brought his strength to bear on that hand and it yielded, this was closed again.
That summer at Grand Isle she began to loosen a little the mantle of reserve that had always enveloped her.
Quotes with LOOSEN (3)
Like This If anyone asks youhow the perfect satisfactionof all our sexual wantingwill look, lift your faceand say, Like this. When someone mentions the gracefulnessof the nightsky, climb up on the roofand dance and say, Like this. If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is, or what "God’s fragrance" means, lean your head toward him or her. Keep your face there close. Like this. When someone quotes the old poetic imageabout clouds gradually uncovering the moon, slowly loosen kno…
I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fearof falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible; to loosen my heartuntil it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seedgoes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.
Is there a problem, Ms. Parker? Something you want to say to me?" Reaching for his tie, he began to loosen it, unraveling it with his fingers, angry eyes still locked on mine." I'm not sure I like being your pet. Or science project, I don't know which.""You have a smart mouth.""You make smart observances.""You're going to make this invitation difficult, aren't you?""If you're dishonest with me, yes.""You'll regret it if you don't accept.""Is that a threat?""That's a promise.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 87 times in crossword archives (1972–2025).