| also-ran |
(informal) one who lost in an athletic or political competition. |
| amputee |
a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery. |
| appeal |
a request that a higher court hear a case. An appeal is made after one has lost a case in a lower court. [1/6 definitions] |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. |
| at stake |
in danger of being lost. |
| back up |
to create and store a copy of (a computer file), often in a separate location, in case the original is damaged or lost. [1/8 definitions] |
| bemuse |
to cause to be preoccupied or lost in thought. [1/2 definitions] |
| blood bank |
a place where blood is collected and stored for later use by people who have lost too much blood. |
| brown study |
a condition of being completely lost in thought or reverie. |
| casualty |
a thing or person harmed or lost as a result of some event or situation. [1/5 definitions] |
| catch up |
to learn what has been happening in the lives of others after a period of having lost communication (often fol. by "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| concede |
to admit one has lost; yield. [1/2 definitions] |
| conserve |
to keep (something) from being wasted, destroyed, or lost. |
| cost |
something lost or sacrificed. [1/5 definitions] |
| crazed |
having lost one's reason, or having or giving the appearance of being insane. [1/2 definitions] |
| dealate |
having lost the wings in combat, through injury, or the like, as certain insects that shed their wings after the mating flight. |
| decrement |
the amount lost by a gradual reduction or decrease. (Cf. increment.) [1/2 definitions] |
| defeated |
feeling or accepting that one has lost or failed. [2 definitions] |
| defoliate |
having lost all leaves; leafless. [1/4 definitions] |
| dehydration |
a serious physical condition in which one's body has lost a great deal of water. It can happen to both humans and animals if they do not get enough water. |