loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
weight gaining | bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
sash weight | a counterweight for a sliding sash |
weight | an artifact that is heavy |
weight free weight exercising weight | sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting, it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms |
atomic mass atomic weight relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
molecular weight relative molecular mass | (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule |
equivalent equivalent weight combining weight eq | the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element, the standard is for oxygen |
weight | the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity |
body weight | the weight of a person's body |
reporting weight | a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice) |
dead weight | a heavy motionless weight |
throw-weight | the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket) |
loss deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |
weight weightiness | the relative importance granted to something, his opinion carries great weight, the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed |
amnesia memory loss blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
dead weight | an oppressive encumbrance |
stop order stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
passing loss departure exit expiration going release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
personnel casualty loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
weight | an oppressive feeling of heavy force, bowed down by the weight of responsibility |
gainer weight gainer | a person who gains weight |
low-birth-weight baby low-birth-weight infant | an infant born weighing less than . pounds ( grams) regardless of gestational age, a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor |
paper loss | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
capital loss | the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price, the loss is realized when the asset is sold |
loss red ink red | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue, the company operated at a loss last year, the company operated in the red last year |
loss | something that is lost, the car was a total loss, loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt |
financial loss | loss of money or decrease in financial value |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
profit and loss profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
loss | gradual decline in amount or activity, weight loss, a serious loss of business |
weight weighting | (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance |
weight unit weight | a unit used to measure weight, he placed two weights in the scale pan |
system of weights weight | a system of units used to express the weight of something |
avoirdupois avoirdupois weight | a system of weights based on the -ounce pound (or , grains) |
troy troy weight | a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones, based on a -ounce pound and an ounce ofgrains |
apothecaries' unit apothecaries' weight | any weight unit used in pharmacy, an ounce is equal tograins and a pound is equal to ounces |
metric weight unit weight unit | a decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
gram atom gram-atomic weight | the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element |
loss ratio | the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received |
deafness hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
conductive hearing loss conduction deafness middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
sensorineural hearing loss nerve deafness | hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
reduce melt off lose weight slim slenderize thin slim down | take off weight |
slant angle weight | present with a bias, He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders |
carry weight | have influence to a specified degree, Her opinion carries a lot of weight |
weight-lift weightlift press | lift weights, This guy can presspounds |