| gravel |
a loose mixture of small stones and sometimes sand. |
| hangnail |
a small, loose piece of skin at the side or bottom of the fingernail. |
| harem pants |
lightweight pants for women which are fitted at the waist and ankles and have loose, billowy legs. |
| heptarchy |
(often cap.) the loose confederation of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the fifth to ninth centuries (often prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| hopper |
a bin or container that can be opened from the bottom and that is shaped like a funnel. A hopper is used to store grain, coal, or other loose materials. [1/2 definitions] |
| in bulk |
not wrapped or packaged; loose. |
| jumper2 |
a kind of loose outer jacket used by workers. [1/4 definitions] |
| kale |
a variety of the cabbage plant having loose wrinkled and curled leaves, or the leaves of this plant used as a vegetable. |
| kirtle |
a long loose skirt or gown worn by women in the Middle Ages. |
| Knickerbocker |
(pl.; l.c.) fairly loose, knee-length trousers gathered on each leg at a band just below the knee; knickers. [1/3 definitions] |
| knickers |
fairly loose, knee-length trousers gathered on each leg at a band just below the knee; knickerbockers. [2/3 definitions] |
| lappet |
a small loose flap or fold of cloth on a garment or head covering. [1/2 definitions] |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. [2/3 definitions] |
| leprous |
in biology, covered with loose scales; scurfy; leprose. [1/3 definitions] |
| lint |
small, loose, clinging bits of fiber or fluff. [1/2 definitions] |
| locknut |
a thin nut screwed over another nut in order to stop it from coming loose. [1/2 definitions] |
| loose |
to set free; let loose. [1/6 definitions] |
| loose-jointed |
having loose joints that allow free movement in several directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| loosen |
to make loose; relax. [1/2 definitions] |
| mandarin |
a small, somewhat flattened citrus fruit with a loose skin and flesh of yellow to reddish orange; mandarin orange. [1/3 definitions] |
| middy |
a blouse resembling or deriving its design from the loose pullover shirts worn by midshipmen. [1/2 definitions] |