Lose

Definition: Lose

Lose

Verb

1. Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat".

2. Fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war".

3. Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her".

4. Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses".

5. Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!".

6. Allow to go out of sight: "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light".

7. Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year".

8. Fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad".

9. Retreat.

10. : fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said".

11. : be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lose" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Computing

Literature

Mining

Multilingual Slang

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Synonyms: Lose

Failure

Limp, halt, hobble, fall, tumble; lose one's balance; fall to the ground, fall between two stools; flounder, falter, stick in the mud, run aground, split upon a rock; beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash one's head against a stone wall; break one's back; break down, sink, drown, founder, have the ground cut from under one; get into trouble, get into a mess, get into a scrape; come to grief; (adversity); go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot; lick the dust, bite the dust; be defeated; have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose; fall a prey to; succumb; (submit); not have a leg to stand on.

Oblivion

Slip memory, escape memory, fade from memory, die away from the memory; lose, lose sight of.

Unintelligibility

Not understand; lose, lose the clue; miss; not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up; not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of; be at sea; (uncertain); wonder; see through a glass darkly; (ignorance).

Crosswords: Lose

German (free, lax, loose, loosely, mischievous, slack, unbridled, unmounted).

If you win this case, justice will prevail, and if you lose, justice will also prevail (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Do you just want to lose weight, or are you looking to increase strength and flexibility as well (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Don't you want to lose it (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Loser, lose all. You probably don't understand that (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

My father is a noble man, but his rule is failing, and our people lose faith (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment (Lose Yourself; performing artist: EMINEM)

If I ever lose my faith (If I Ever Lose My Faith In You; performing artist: Sting)

Now, you kinda lose all feeling (The Dean And I; performing artist: 10CC)

And let me lose a rock me right (Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat); performing artist: Aerosmith)

And I've got so little left to lose (Walking On Broken Glass; performing artist: Annie Lennox)

Win with humility; lose with grace. (references; author: unknown)

A closed mind is a good thing to lose. (references; author: unknown)

It doesn't matter if you win or lose until you lose. (references; author: unknown)

A brook would lose its song if God removed the rocks. (references; author: unknown)

You never lose by loving; you only lose by holding back. (references; author: unknown)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)

Don't Lose Your Head (1967)

How to Lose What We Have (1950)

Gold Is Where You Lose It (1944)

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (performing artist: Lonnie Donegan)

Don't Want To Lose You (performing artist: Gloria Estefan)

Don't lose my number (performing artist: Phil collins)

Rikki Don't Lose That Number (performing artist: Steely Dan)

If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (performing artist: Sting)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently: Reset Your Generic Code: Prevent Disease: Achieve Maximum Physical Performance (reference)

• When You Lose Your Job: Laid Off, Fired, Early Retired, Relocated, Demoted, Unchallenged (reference)

• Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to Weight Loss Your Doctor Promise (reference)

• Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health-in Just Weeks! (reference)

• Have You Hugged a Monster Today: How to Win Friends and Lose Fiends (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Nothin' 2 Lose (reference)

• Nothing to Lose (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• BALANCE AND WEIGHT LOSS - GUIDED MEDITATION CD TO LOSE WEIGHT (reference)

• Save the World, Lose the Girl (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Win Lose Draw (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Domesticated animals afflicted with dumb rabies may become increasingly depressed, and try to hide in isolated places, while wild animals seem to lose their fear of human beings, often appearing unusually friendly. Credit: CDC.

Some stars in double-star systems have found a quick way to lose weight by dumping their extra ... Credit: NASA.

This image shows the process of sediment deposition and was taken during construction. The dredged sediments are left to settle and and lose water before being used to construct the marsh platform. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

The death of Pilatre de Rozier during an attempt to cross the English Channel. June 15, 1785. Rozier was the first aeronaut to lose his life as the result of an accident. In: "Histoire des Ballons et des Aeronautes Celebres," by Gaston Tissandier, 1887, p. 95. Library Call Number TL616 .T57 1887. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

A member of the Chaplain Corps from 1847 until 1862, he was the first U.S. Navy Chaplain to lose his life in battle. Chaplain Lenhart was killed in action during the 8 March 1862 action in Hampton Roads, Virginia, between USS Cumberland and CSS Virginia. Credit: NAVY.

We must have knocked seven bells out of 'em; and we didn't lose a single battleship. Credit: Library of Congress.

Dottie and Lottie. Heavens Dottie, how'd you lose your frock?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Win, lose or draw, this is my last round!. Credit: Library of Congress.

The deadly wire fence, or how an eminent Senator may lose his seat. Credit: Library of Congress.

Win or Lose. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The writ which is called praecipe shall not for the future be issued to anyone, regarding any tenement whereby a freeman may lose his court. (reference)

Thirdly, The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent: for the preservation of property being the end of government, and that for which men enter into society, it necessarily supposes and requires, that the people should have property, without which they must be supposed to lose that, by entering into society, which was the end for which they entered into it; too gross an absurdity for any man to own. (Second Treatise of Government)

The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. (reference)

All the inhabitants of the territory which is returned to Denmark will acquire Danish nationality ipso facto, and will lose their German nationality. (reference)

I will not lose faith now. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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It would have grieved me to lose your acquaintance, which must have been the consequence of your marrying Mr. Martin

Lose not a button

He divided the workshops, and separated the sexes in order that the girls and the women might not lose their modesty

He was no good at sums but he tried his best so that York might not lose.

Up to some scaffold, there to lose their heads

What can you lose for a nickel

I made a shift to keep the key in a pocket of my own, fearing Glumdalclitch might lose it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

I don't want to lose control. (references)

Parents sometimes lose their tempers. (references)

Some people lose hearing or eyesight. (references)

Business

That is why local companies often lose money. (references)

Non-European firms, otherwise competitive on price and quality, sometimes lose contracts because they can not compete with such loans. (references)

Foreign companies can also sell their products/services directly to Saudi firms, but will lose the benefit of an ongoing sale and marketing effort. (references)

Children

Mexico

If parents or guardians are convicted of a crime, they automatically lose custody of their children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kuwait

Publishers may lose their license if their publications do not appear for 6 months. (references)

Nauru

They may break the contract and leave without permission but would lose their positions and often a sizable bond as a result. (references)

Economic History

Malaysia

In extreme cases, a firm could lose its manufacturing license. (references)

Lesotho

Early results of the first post-independence elections in January 1970 indicated that the BNP might lose control. (references)

Jordan

As a result, U.S. companies continue to lose sales to unauthorized reproductions of copyrighted and patented products. (references)

Human Rights

China

All workers at a factory or other work unit might lose a bonus if one worker has a child without permission. (references)

Korea

In June a court ruled that two members of the National Assembly must lose their seats for election law violations. (references)

Guatemala

Individuals also could bribe the court to lose the file of a person in pretrial detention, thus assuring that that person would remain in jail indefinitely. (references)

Minorities

India

Low caste Hindus who convert to Christianity lose their eligibility for affirmative action programs. (references)

South Africa

While PAGAD continues to lose support when it is linked to violent acts, it gains sympathy when high-profile incidents occur that are perceived by the Muslim community to have been acts of discrimination against Muslims. (references)

Political Economy

UKRAINE

While USTR has not announced the estimated cost of the potential sanctions, the Ukrainian government has estimated that Ukraine will lose $400 million in exports. (references)

Political Rights

Colombia

Those that fail to garner 50,000 votes in a general election lose the right to present candidates and may not receive funds from the Government. (references)

Trade

Israel

For products that tend to lose weight under regular marketing/commercial conditions, the maximum quantity of expected depletion should be mentioned. (references)

Indonesia

While the banking sector is no longer in a state of collapse, it has not yet recovered to pre-crisis levels, and several large state-owned banks continue to lose money. (references)

Travel

Romania

Americans who lose their passports have to contact the U.S. Consulate in Bucharest and request a temporary one. (references)

Vietnam

A good rule is to carry with you only what you can afford to lose, and leave the rest in the hotel safe deposit box or in-room safe. (references)

Women

Morocco

Women do not automatically lose child custody in divorce cases. (references)

Worker Rights

Dominican Republic

The company did not lose its export license. (references)

Nicaragua

Workers involved in illegal strikes often lose their jobs. (references)

Cuba

Workers may lose, and many have lost their jobs for their political beliefs, including their refusal to join the official union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "lose": deserves to lose ♦ go and lose ♦ grasp all lose all ♦ have nothing to lose ♦ heads I win tails you lose ♦ lose a bet ♦ lose a chance ♦ lose a child ♦ lose a good opportunity ♦ lose a lawsuit ♦ lose an opportunity ♦ lose appetite ♦ lose balance ♦ lose blood ♦ lose by default ♦ lose by the exchange ♦ lose cast ♦ lose caste ♦ lose color ♦ lose colour ♦ lose consciousness ♦ lose control ♦ lose control of oneself ♦ lose control over ♦ lose count ♦ lose countenance ♦ lose courage ♦ lose credit ♦ lose face ♦ lose faith ♦ lose favour ♦ lose flesh ♦ lose ground ♦ lose heart ♦ lose height ♦ lose hope ♦ lose in ♦ lose in gambling ♦ lose in interest ♦ lose in quality ♦ lose in value ♦ lose interest ♦ lose interest in smth. ♦ lose it ♦ lose its aroma ♦ lose its color ♦ lose its colour ♦ lose its scent ♦ lose its smell ♦ lose lose ♦ lose momentum ♦ lose much ♦ lose one ♦ lose one's balance ♦ lose one's bearings ♦ lose one's breath ♦ lose one's chance ♦ lose one's countenance ♦ lose one's cunning ♦ lose one's face ♦ lose one's faith in ♦ lose one's foothold ♦ lose one's fortune ♦ lose one's good looks ♦ lose one's head ♦ lose one's heart ♦ lose one's heart to smb. ♦ lose one's illusion ♦ lose one's interest ♦ lose one's job ♦ lose ones marbles ♦ lose one's marbles ♦ lose one's memory ♦ lose one's mind ♦ lose one's nerve ♦ lose one's patience ♦ lose one's power ♦ lose one's rag ♦ lose one's reason ♦ lose one's seat ♦ lose one's self confidence ♦ lose one's sense ♦ lose one's senses ♦ lose one's shape ♦ lose one's shirt ♦ lose one's speech ♦ lose one's taste ♦ lose one's temper ♦ lose one's time ♦ lose one's train ♦ lose one's voice because of a cold ♦ lose one's way ♦ lose one's wind ♦ lose one's wits ♦ lose one's wool ♦ lose oneself ♦ lose oneself in ♦ lose out ♦ lose out to ♦ lose patience ♦ lose patience with smb.. Additional references.

Beginning with "lose": lose-fitting, lose-lose.

Ending with "lose": win-lose.

Afrikaans

verloor (lost), afval (apostasy, apostatize, clippings, cuttings, debris, defection, desert, drop, drop out, fall, fall away, lose flesh, lose in weight, parings, refuse, remainder, rest, rubbish, rubble, secede, waste, windfall). (various references)

Albanian

tret (assimilate, cut, dissipate, dissolve, macerate, melt, thaw), shkaktoj humbje, nuk e kap, mbetet prapa, humbas (drop, Miss, miss out on, reave, reive, waste), humb (disappear, forfeit, mislay, Miss, waste), dështoj (abort, backfire, fail, fall down, fall short, fall short of, fall through, flop, go down the drain, go phut, lose out, miscarry), çoj dëm (idle away, spoil). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فقد (collapse, forfeit, perish, squander, wastage), ‏خسر (down, draw, forfeit, miss out on, sink), ‏إحتسب, ‏أضاع (balk, dawdle, miscarry, mislay, slattern, stray), ‏ثكل (be bereaved, bereave, bereft). (various references)

Aymara

chhaqaña (to lose). (various references)

Basque

galdu (loose, lose to). (various references)

Blackfoot

wa'tstoo (to lose). (various references)

Bulgarian 

ставам причина за загуба, губя (drop, lay down, trail, waste), оставам назад, загубвам (lapse, spend), загивам (die, fall, perish, ruin, succumb, wither), пропускам (admit, drop, fail, let in, let slip by, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, overpass, pass over, pass up, run, skip, throw away), пропадам (abyss, collapse, fail, fall through, go, go to the dogs, go under, go wrong), претърпявам загуба, пада ми, изтървавам (drop, mishandle, mismanage, quit), изгубвам, изоставам (break away, cast off, drag, fall behind, fall out, lag, pack in, run behind, tail away, tail off), изпускам (elide, emit, exhale, exhaust, exude, give off, heave, leave out, let fall, let out, muff, omit, ooze, pour, put forth, quit, release, run, shoot, throw out, utter, vent). (various references)

Chinese 

� (negative, to bear, to carry), 喪失 (forfeit), 喪 (funeral, mourning), 失掉 (miss), 丟失 , 丢失 (losing). (various references)

Cornish

kelly (to lose). (various references)

Croatian

izgubio (lose be lost), izgubila. (various references)

Czech

ztratit (cast, forfeit, lost). (various references)

Danish

under indflydelse af skibets bevaegelser(stampning)har udstyret en tendens til at loesrive sig fra havbunden;for at holde belastningen af borekronen konstant forsynes udstyret med en(bore)muffe til at afboede disse bevaegelser (under the influence of vessel heave the drill string tends to lose contact with the bottom of the hole;to ensure that the weight on the bit remains constant). (various references)

Dutch

verbeuren, opgeven (abandon, give up, renounce, resign, say, tell). (various references)

Esperanto

venkiĝi (be beaten, be defeated), perdi, malplipeziĝi (fall away, lose flesh, lose in weight). (various references)

Faeroese

missa. (various references)

Farsi 

مفقودکردن , منقضی شدن (Elapse), گم کردن (Bewilder, Mislay, Misplace, Miss, Tine), تلف کردن (Misspend, Squander), زیان کردن , ازدست دادن (Tine, Unhand), شکست خوردن . (various references)

Finnish

kadottaa. (various references)

French

perdre. (various references)

Frisian

weislepe, ferlieze, ôfklaaie (fall away, lose flesh, lose in weight). (various references)

German

verlieren (be abandoned, loss, shed, to lose (lost). (various references)

Greek 

χάνω (lose out, mislay, miss, muff, throw away). (various references)

Hebrew 

לפספס (botch, crumb, miss the target, muff, separate), לאבו�" (be lost, cease, die, perish, stray), לאב�" (annihilate, destroy, waste), ל�"פסי�" (forfeit, lose out, miss out on), איב�", �"פסי�". (various references)

Hungarian

veszteséget szenved, veszít (lose out, lost, sank, sunk, to lose, to lose out, to sink), vereséget szenved (lost, to be worsted, to lose), elveszteget (lost, to barter away, to lose, to slather, to waste), elveszít (forfeit, lost, mislay, shed, to concede, to forfeit, to lose, to shed). (various references)

Icelandic

týna. (various references)

Indonesian

tergelincir (make a slip, skid), kehilangan (deprivation), kalah (beaten, defeated, inferior to, lost). (various references)

Irish

caill. (various references)

Italian

perdere (be mislaid, be ruined, cast, get lost, leak, lose oneself, mislay, Miss, pass up, ruin, shed, waste). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

忘失 (forget). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぼうしつ (dampproofing, forget, loss, prevention of moisture). (various references)

Korean 

잃으십시�". (various references)

Manx

caill. (various references)

Maya

sat (to lose). (various references)

Norwegian

tape, saktne, miste. (various references)

Occitan

pèrdre. (various references)

Papiamen

perdè. (various references)

Pig Latin

oselay.(various references)

Polish

tracić, gubić. (various references)

Portuguese

perder (cast off, concede, drop, fall away, go, leave out, mislay, miss, shed, to lose, waste). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

perder (to lose). (various references)

Romanian

pierde (balk, baulk, blunder away, cast away, chuck away, consume, dally away, disappear, drop, lose out, Miss, muddle away, relinquish, ruin, spill, throw away, waste). (various references)

Romansch

perder (to lose). (various references)

Romany

nashal� v (to lose). (various references)

Russian 

утрачивать (forfeited), утратить, утерять, упускать (let slip, omit), терять;проигрывать потеря, терять (left off, loses, misplace, shed, waste), вызывать потерю, обронить (drop, let fall), недослышать, пропускать (gate through, ignore, leave out, let by, missed, omit, overjump, overleap, pass, ply, pretermit, reeve, skip over, skipped, skips), проиграть (gamble away, game away, lose the day), потерять (mislay), погибнуть (fall, go to the bad, go west). (various references)

Scottish

caill (vn. lose). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

umaći (break away, slip away), propustiti (leave out, let by, miss, miss out, omit, pass, pass through, skip, throw away), izgubiti (misplace), gubiti. (various references)

Sicilian

perdiri (to lose). (various references)

Spanish

perder (balk, baulk, blunder away, drop, forfeit, have away, idle away, loiter away, lose out, mislay, misplace, miss, misspend, muff, pip, ruin, shed, unmeet, waste). (various references)

Sranan

lasi (loss). (various references)

Swazi

kw-éhluléka (to lose). (various references)

Swedish

mista (forfeit), förlora (forfeit, lose the day, losing), tappa (drop, let fall, sap, shed, tap). (various references)

Thai

เสียเวลา (หรือโอกาส), ไม่สามารถควบคุมไ�"้ (lose of), ไม่ทันไ�"้ยินหรือเห็น, พ่ายแพ้ (lose by), สูญเสีย (give away, kiss something goodbye), ทำหาย, กำจั�" (junk, kiss away, purge, shed), ยอมจำนน, หลบหนี (duck out, flee, fly, hide out), หลงทาง (straggle), หมกมุ่น (immerse). (various references)

Turkish

kaybetmek (chuck away, deceive, forfeit, lose out, mislay, slip). (various references)

Turkmen 

utdurmak, яitirmek (give up, spend), basylmak (be defeated). (various references)

Ukrainian

спізнитися (be late), губити (bereave, ulcerate, undo), втрачати (cast, forfeit), загубити, позбутися (forfeit, get rid of, put off, shake off, throw off). (various references)

Welsh

colli (be lost, perish, shed, spill). (various references)

Yucatec

saatik. (various references)

amiserat, amisi, amisso, amittere, amittes, amittit, amitto, careat, carere, caritas, carmonii, caruit, despondere, omitto, perdam, perdamque, perdamus, perdas, perdat, perdatis, perde, perdendas, perdendi, perdendos, perdendum, perdens, perdentur, perdere, perderent, perderes, perderet, perdes, perdet, perdetur, perdideris, perdiderit, perdiderunt, perdidi, perdidisti, perdidit, perdis, perdit, perdita, perditam, perditi, perditis, perditorum, perditum, perditura, perditus, perdo, perdunt. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "lose": losel, losels, loser, losers, loses. (additional references)

Words ending with "lose": acaulose, amylose, angulose, ankylose, annulose, callose, carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose, chloralose, close, disclose, enclose, filose, foreclose, granulose, hamulose, hemicellulose, inclose, levulose, lignocellulose, lobulose, methylcellulose, nebulose, nitrocellulose, nodulose, nubilose, papillose, papulose, pilose, ramulose, rivulose, rugulose, sabulose, secalose, setulose, spinulose, squamulose, trehalose, tubulose, tumulose, unclose, venulose, villose, xylose. (additional references)

Words containing "lose": alkaloses, amyloses, anadiploses, ankylosed, ankyloses, aspergilloses, brucelloses, calloses, carboxymethylcelluloses, celluloses, chloralosed, chloraloses, closeable, closed, closedown, closedowns, closefisted, closely, closemouthed, closeness, closenesses, closeout, closeouts, closer, closers, closes, closest, closestool, closestools, closet, closeted, closetful, closetfuls, closeting, closets, closeup, closeups, cycloserine, cycloserines, cycloses, diploses, disclosed, discloser, disclosers, discloses, diverticuloses, enclosed, encloser, enclosers, encloses, foreclosed. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Lose" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kose, lase, ldos, lesce, lesex, lesme, lesoe, lesse, leze, lhose, lise, Lisef, lisi, loe, loes, loessic, lofe, Lohe, lois, lokshen, lole, looce, loosa, loosh, Looza, looze, lopsi, loqe, Losec, losed, losen, losh, loshe, losie, losig, losk, losn, loso, losse, losset, Lossou, lossy, lotsa, Lotsi, lowe, Lowsa, lowse, loxe, loxet, Loye, loyset, loz, loze, lozen, lozi, Lozle, lpsa, lse, lsi, lsme, lusa, luso, Lussey, luze, luzem, lyse, oles, olose, olsa, Ploose, plose, ulose. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: oles, sloe, sole.

-1 letter: els, oes, ole, ose, sel, sol.

-2 letters: el, es, lo, oe, os, so.

+1 letter: aloes, boles, close, coles, doles, enols, floes, helos, holes, hosel, joles, koels, lenos, lobes, lodes, loess, loges, loose, lopes, lores, losel, loser, loses, louse, loves, lowes, lowse, loxes, moles, noels, ogles, oleos, orles, ousel, poles, roles, sheol, sloes, slope, socle, soled, solei, soles, solve, sorel, stole, telos, toles, voles.

+2 letters: aldose, amoles, anoles, aslope, azoles, belows, blokes, blouse, bogles, botels, boules, bowels, cellos, celoms, ceorls, clones, closed, closer, closes, closet, cloves, clozes, cobles, coleus, colies, cresol, dholes, dorsel, dossel, dowels, elbows, eloins, elopes, enrols, ensoul, extols, felons, filose, folles, globes, gloves, glozes, golems, gospel, haloes, haoles, helios, hellos, helots, holies, hosels, hostel, hotels, housel, hovels, hoyles, insole, isohel, jostle, joules, kelson, ketols, lanose, lemons, lentos, leones, lesion, lesson, lessor, loaves, locoes, lodens, lodges, loners, longes, looeys, looies, loosed, loosen, looser, looses, lopers, lories, losels, losers, losses, lottes, louies, loupes, loused, louses, lovers, lowers, lowest, melons, models, mohels, molest, molies, morels, morsel, motels, nelson, nerols, nobles, novels, obelus, oboles, odyles, oglers, oilers, oldest, oldies, oleins, oleums, olives, oodles, oriels, oscule, osmole, osteal, ostler, ousels, ouzels, ovules, owlets, peplos, pilose, poleis, polers, polies, proles, reoils, resold, resole, robles, rowels, scolex, seldom, sheols, shovel, siloed, sleazo, sloped, sloper, slopes, sloven, slowed, slower, socles, soiled, solace, solate, solder, solely, solemn, soleus, solgel, soloed, solute, solved, solver, solves, sorels, sorely, sorrel, souled, splore, sterol, stoled, stolen, stoles, telson, tholes, toiles, tousle, towels, voiles, voltes, vowels, wholes, wolves, xylose, yodels, yodles, yokels.