not+loose

  • 81Loose snow avalanche — A loose snow avalanche is an avalanche formed in snow with little internal cohesion among individual snow crystals. When such snow lies in a state of unstable equilibrium on a slope steeper than its natural angle of repose, a slight disturbance… …

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  • 82loose-leaf — adjective Having pages that are not attached and are designed to be removed. All the pages fell out of my loose leaf notebook …

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  • 83loose ends — noun Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to. I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends …

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  • 84loose cannon —    a person whose unpredictable conduct may cause difficulties or embarrassment    The imagery is from the gun on a naval vessel which, if not properly secured, fired in another direction than the aimed broadside and caused mayhem on a rolling… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 85loose-fitting — UK / US adjective loose fitting clothes are large, comfortable, and not tight …

    English dictionary

  • 86ˌloose ˈends — noun [plural] the final details or parts of something that you have not yet dealt with I have to tie up a few loose ends (= deal with them) before I go.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 87loose cannon —  An uncontrollable person (nautical).  ► “The White House has reason to be wary of Reich. He has a tendency to become a loose cannon, publicly floating controversial ideas that have not been cleared by the President.” (Financial World, Feb. 28,… …

    American business jargon

  • 88loose sentence — noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows • Hypernyms: ↑complex sentence * * * noun : a usually complex sentence in which the principal clause comes first and the latter part of which contains …

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  • 89loose-fitting — /loohs fit ing/, adj. (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely. Cf. close fitting. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 90loose-footed — /loohs foot id/, adj. Naut. (of a fore and aft sail) not having the foot bent to a boom. [1710 20] * * * …

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