9 Letter Words for Loosening
loosening
8 Letter Words for Loosening
glonoine, glonoins, ionogens, longnose, loonings, snooling
7 Letter Words for Loosening
eloigns, esloign, gelosin, ginnels, glonoin, gonions, goolies, goonies, ionogen, ionones, isogone, legions, lensing, lignone, lignose, lingoes, logeion, logions, longies, loonies, looning, loosing, nonegos, noosing, oenolin, olingos, ologies, soloing, sooling
6 Letter Words for Loosening
eloign, eloins, ensign, esloin, geison, genion, genson, ginnel, ginnle, glinse, gonion, goolie, goonie, igloos, ingles, ingoes, inogen, insole, ionone, isogen, isogon, isolog, legion, lesion, lignes, linens, lionne, loeing, logies, logins, logion, logoes, logons, longes, looies, looing, loonie, loosen, losing, nelson, ningle, nonego, nosine, nosing, oesogi, oleins, olingo, onions, online, ononis, seling, selion, signon, single, slinge, soigne, solein, soling, solion, songle, soning, soogie
5 Letter Words for Loosening
eloin, elong, elsin, engin, enoil, enols, eosin, genin, genio, genos, giles, gilse, gisel, gleis, glenn, glens, goels, goles, gonne, gools, goons, goose, igloo, ileon, ingle, inone, insol, isoln, legin, legis, lengs, lenin, lenis, lenos, liens, ligne, linen, lines, linge, lingo, lings, linns, linon, linos, lions, loges, logie, login, logis, logoi, logon, logos, loins, longe, longs, looie, loons, loose, losen, nelis, neons, nines, ninos, noels, noils, noise, noles, nolos, nones, nongs, noons, noose, nosig, oenin, ogles, olein, oleos, olios, onion, osone, segni, segno, segol, sengi, silen, singe, sinon, sline, sling, slone, snool, soign, solei, solen, solio, solon, sonne, soole
4 Letter Words for Loosening
egol, egos, engl, engs, enol, eons, gein, gels, genl, gens, geol, geos, gien, gies, gile, gilo, gils, ginn, gins, gios, gise, glei, glen, glis, glos, goel, goen, goes, gois, gole, goli, gone, gons, gool, goon, goos, ingo, inne, inns, ions, isle, legs, leis, leng, leno, lens, leon, leos, lien, lies, lige, ligs, line, ling, linn, lino, lins, lion, loge, logo, logs, loin, lone, long, loon, loos, lose, negs, nein, neon, nies, nile, nils, nine, niog, noel, noes, nogs, noil, nole, nolo, none, nong, noon, nose, ogle, oils, oleo, oles, olio, ones, oons, oose, oslo, sego, seil, sien, sign, sile, silo, sine, sing, siol, sion, sloe, slog, slon, sloo, snig, snog, soil, sole, soln, solo, sone, song, sool, soon
3 Letter Words for Loosening
ego, eli, els, eng, enl, ens, eon, eos, gel, gen, geo, gie, gin, gio, gis, gns, goi, gol, gon, goo, gos, ign, ile, ilo, ing, inn, ins, ion, ios, ise, isl, isn, iso, leg, lei, leo, les, lie, lig, lin, lis, loe, log, loo, los, neg, nei, neo, nie, nig, nil, nis, nne, nog, nol, non, noo, nos, oes, oie, oil, ois, ole, one, oni, ono, ons, oon, oos, ose, osi, seg, sei, sel, sen, sie, sig, sil, sin, sle, sog, sol, son
Definitions for Loosening
[1] to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
[2] to make less tight; slacken or relax: to loosen one's grasp.
[3] to make less firmly fixed in place: to loosen a tooth.
[4] to let loose or set free from bonds, restraint, or constraint.
[5] to make less close or compact in structure or arrangement.
[6] to make less dense or coherent: to loosen the soil in a garden.
[7] to relax in strictness or severity, as restraint or discipline: to loosen restrictions on trade.
[8] to relieve (the bowels) of their constipated condition.
[9] to become loose or looser (sometimes followed by up ): His hold loosened. Your shoes will loosen up with wear.
[10] to make or become less tight, fixed, etc
[11] (often foll by up) to make or become less firm, compact, or rigid
[12] (tr) to untie
[13] (tr) to let loose; set free
[14] (often foll by up) to make or become less strict, severe, etc
[15] (tr) to rid or relieve (the bowels) of constipation
Words related to Loosening
loosenslacken, relax, ease, loose, undo, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, unloose, extricate, unclasp, unfasten, disconnect, unbuckle, separate, disjoin, deliver, free, discharge
Words nearby Loosening
loosenloose-leaf, loose-limbed, loose-lipped, loose-tongued, loosebox, loosen, loosening of association, loosening of associations, loosestrife, loosestrife family, loosey-goosey
Origin of Loosening
First recorded in 1350–1400, loosen is from the Middle English word loosnen. See loose, -en1
Words that may be confused with Loosening
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, loosenloose, loosen, lose, loss
Other words from Loosening
loos·en·er , noun
Word origin for Loosening
C14: from loose
Synonyms for Loosening
alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, discharge, disconnect, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, ease, ease off, emancipate, extricate, free, let go, let out, liberate, manumit, mitigate, relax, release, separate, slacken, unbar, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unpin, unscrew, unsnap, unstick, unstrap, untie, untighten, work free, work loose
