Loosening
101laxation — lax•a•tion [[t]lækˈseɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a loosening or relaxing 2) the state of being loosened or relaxed • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L laxātiō loosening …
102ἀνέσεις — ἄνεσις loosening fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) ἄνεσις loosening fem nom/acc pl (attic) …
103ἀνέσιος — ἄνεσις loosening fem gen sg (ionic) ἄνεσις loosening fem gen sg (epic doric ionic aeolic) …
104lock washer — noun washer that prevents a nut from loosening • Syn: ↑lockring, ↑lock ring • Hypernyms: ↑washer * * * noun : a washer (as a spring washer or a tooth lock washer) placed underneath a nut or screwhead to prevent loosening * * * a washer placed… …
105unfastening — noun loosening the ties that fasten something the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy • Syn: ↑untying, ↑undoing • Derivationally related forms: ↑unfasten, ↑undo (for: ↑undoing) …
106incide — ə̇nˈsīd verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin incidere more at incise intransitive verb 1. archaic : cut, incise …
107lys- — combining form or lysi or lyso Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lys , lysi loosening, dissolution, from lysis, from lyein to loosen, dissolve + sis more at lose …
108devil — Twilly Twil ly, n. [C. {Willy}.] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; called also {twilly devil}, and {devil}. See {Devil}, n., 6, and …
109Joint resolution — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts …
110Laxation — Lax*a tion, n. [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.] The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. [1913 Webster] …