- Types Of Speech
- You can use loose as a verb, article, adjective satellite or as a adverb in a sentence.
- About Loose
- A 1 syllables verb and 5 letters with the letters e, l, o, and s, 2 consonants, 3 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter o. Loose starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters l, lo, loo, loos, and the ending characters are e, se, ose, oose, . Loose is also a double vowel (oo) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
- Origin/Roots
- Old Norse
- School Grade
- Loose is set as a grade four word that starts with l, ends with e, 1 syllables, 3 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is loose a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Loose in Pig Latin is said as "ooselay or ooselway".
- Unigram
- l | o | o | s | e
- Bigram
- lo | oo | os | se
- Trigram
- loo | oos | ose
- Quadrigram
- loos | oose
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- become loose or looser or less tight;
"The noose loosened";
"the rope relaxed" - make loose or looser;
"loosen the tension on a rope" - turn loose or free from restraint;
"let loose mines";
"loose terrible plagues upon humanity" - grant freedom to;
free from confinement
- Article Examples
- not affixed;
"the stamp came loose" - not compact or dense in structure or arrangement;
"loose gravel" - not tight;
not closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
"loose clothing";
"the large shoes were very loose"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- not bound or fastened or gathered together;
"loose pages";
"loose papers" - (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player;
"a loose ball" - emptying easily or excessively;
"loose bowels" - not literal;
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told";
"a free translation of the poem" - having escaped, especially from confinement;
"a convict still at large";
"searching for two escaped prisoners";
"dogs loose on the streets";
"criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" - not restrained or confined or attached;
"a pocket full of loose bills";
"knocked the ball loose";
"got loose from his attacker" - freely producing mucus;
"a loose phlegmy cough" - not officially recognized or controlled;
"an informal agreement";
"a loose organization of the local farmers" - not carefully arranged in a package;
"a box of loose nails" - lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility;
"idle talk";
"a loose tongue" - not fixed firmly or tightly;
"the bolts became loose over time";
"a loose chair leg";
"loose bricks" - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
"an open texture";
"a loose weave" - not tense or taut;
"the old man's skin hung loose and gray";
"slack and wrinkled skin";
"slack sails";
"a slack rope"
- Adverb Examples
- without restraint;
"cows in India are running loose"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandoned | left desolate or empty "an abandoned child" "their deserted wives and children" "an abandoned shack" "deserted villages" |
| Abandoned Ship | |
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Absonant | |
| Absurd | inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
| Accidental | a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature |
| Adrift | off course "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift" |
| Adriftp | |
| Affable | diffusing warmth and friendliness "an affable smile" "an amiable gathering" "cordial relations" "a cordial greeting" "a genial host" |
| Afloat |
View all cognitive synonyms for Loose
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stiffen | make stiff or stiffer "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loose | become loose or looser or less tight "The noose loosened" "the rope relaxed" |
View English words with the unique letters used in loose. Words With The Letters Elos
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Laxation | the act of making something less tight |
| Loosening | the act of making something less tight |
| Relaxation | the act of making less strict |
| Slackening | an occurrence of control or strength weakening "the relaxation of requirements" "the loosening of his grip" "the slackening of the wind" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weaken | become weaker "The prisoner''s resistance weakened after seven days" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close (5 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | close | ||
| Doubles (7 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +7 | doubles | ||
| Sellout (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 10 +4 | ellostu | ||
| Solace (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 10 +4 | solace | ||
| Ousel (5 letters) | 5 | 7 +1 | ousel | ||
| Louse (5 letters) | 5 | 7 +1 | ousel | ||
| Teleost (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | teleost | ||
| Lobotes (7 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | beloost | ||
| Sole (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | lose | ||
| Solea (5 letters) | 5 | 6 | aelos | ||
| Aloes (5 letters) | 5 | 6 | aelos | ||
| Bellows (7 letters) | 12 +7 | 15 +9 | solbelw | ||
| Blouse (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 11 +5 | blouse | ||
| Bobsled (7 letters) | 12 +7 | 15 +9 | bobsled | ||
| Closet (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 10 +4 | closet | ||
| Dossel (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | dossel | ||
| Lescol (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 11 +5 | lescol | ||
| Outsole (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | outsole | ||
| Socle (5 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | close | ||
| Stole (5 letters) | 5 | 6 | stole | ||
| Ocellus (7 letters) | 9 +4 | 13 +7 | ocellus | ||
| Soleus (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 8 +2 | elossu | ||
| Systole (7 letters) | 10 +5 | 10 +4 | elossty | ||
| Saveloy (7 letters) | 13 +8 | 14 +8 | aelosvy | ||
| Sloe (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | lose |
Loose Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With L
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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