Crossword-Solution: LOSS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Loss | v. t. | The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. |
| Loss | v. t. | The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing. |
| Loss | v. t. | That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable. |
| Loss | v. t. | The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel. |
| Loss | v. t. | Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle. |
| Loss | v. t. | Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time. |
| Loss | v. t. | Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property. |
| Loss | v. t. | Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LOSS | anagram | SLOS, SOLS |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with LOSS (5)
Seest thou yon dreary Plain, forlorn and wilde, The seat of desolation, voyd of light, Save what the glimmering of these livid flames Casts pale and dreadful? Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves, There rest, if any rest can harbour there, And reassembling our afflicted Powers, Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our Enemy, our own loss how repair, How overcome this dire Calamity, What reinforcement we may gain from Hope, If not what resolution from despare.
The Snake, slightly hissing, said: “There can henceforth be no peace between us; for whenever I see you I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me you will be thinking of the death of your son.” No one truly forgets injuries in the presence of him who caused the injury.
When the wheat crop failed, he threshed the straw at a dead loss to demonstrate how little grain there was, and thus prove his case against Providence.
Government claims to the contrary, gross domestic product almost certainly is lower than 10 years ago because of the loss of labor and capital and the disruption of trade and transport.
The spacious ends of the building, answering ecclesiastically to nave and chancel extremities, were fenced off with hurdles, the sheep being all collected in a crowd within these two enclosures; and in one angle a catching-pen was formed, in which three or four sheep were continuously kept ready for the shearers to seize without loss of time.
Quotes with LOSS (3)
Think of the self that God has given as an acorn. It is a marvelous little thing, a perfect shape, perfectly designed for its purpose, perfectly functional. Think of the grand glory of an oak tree. God’s intention when He made the acorn was the oak tree. His intention for us is ‘… the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.’ Many deaths must go into our reaching that measure, many letting-goes. When you look at the oak tree, you don’t feel that the loss’ of the acor…
It's taken me all this time, all this loss, to realize what really matters is now.
Change your perspective. Enjoy every failure as a success and every win as a loss.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 478 times in crossword archives (1953–2025).