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amnesia When someone has amnesia, they have lost part or all of their memory. People sometimes get amnesia if they have an injury to the brain.
appeal a request that a higher court hear a case. An appeal is made after one has lost a case in a lower court. [1/6 definitions]
Aral Sea formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now.
ASPCA abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets.
at stake in danger of being lost.
blood bank a place where blood is collected and stored for later use by people who have lost too much blood.
cherish If you cherish something, you care about it very much and you appreciate it. It has great value for you, and you would feel sad if you lost it.
concede to admit one has lost; yield. [1/2 definitions]
conservation Conservation is the protection of natural things, such as soil, water, or forests. Conservation protects these things from being lost or destroyed. [2 definitions]
corrupt If someone is corrupt, they do things like lie and cheat. They might have been good people in the past, but now they have lost their goodness. [1/2 definitions]
cost something lost or sacrificed. [1/5 definitions]
defeat When you have a defeat, it means that you lost in a game or contest, or that you failed at something. [1/4 definitions]
dehydration a serious physical condition in which one's body has lost a great deal of water. It can happen to both humans and animals if they do not get enough water.
depression When people talk about "the Depression," they are usually talking about "the Great Depression." This was a time in history--the time between 1929 and 1939--when business was especially bad in the United States and around the world. Many people lost jobs, and many, many people became poor and homeless. [1/4 definitions]
disgrace If someone has lost all respect in the eyes of other people, they are "in disgrace." [1/3 definitions]
end up If a team plays well but ends up losing, it means that the final result was that the team lost even though it looked possible that they would win. When you end up not going to the park because of the rain, it means that you planned to go to the park, but, in the end, you didn't. When we use "end up," we are talking about what happens in the end or where something goes in the end, even if it wasn't expected or intended at first.
feeling If you have a pain in your foot, your foot sends a message to your brain that says, "I'm hurting!" That message is called a feeling. If someone's fingers get very, very cold, they sometimes stop sending any message to the brain at all. When that happens, we say that there is no feeling in those fingers or that the fingers have lost feeling. [1/5 definitions]
ferret to search for lost or hidden items or information. [1/4 definitions]
find If you lose something, you don't have it anymore, but if you find it, you have it again. Sometimes you have to look in many places before you can find what you have lost. [1/6 definitions]
gamble When someone gambles, they bet money, or something instead of money, on something that might happen. For example, they bet that a certain horse will win a race or that some team will win a game. If their horse wins or their team wins, they will get back more money than they bet. They will get this money from other people who bet but lost. When people gamble, they risk losing their money or the other valuable thing that they bet. [1/3 definitions]
happen When you happen upon something, you find it just by chance. If you happen upon your lost sock, it means that you found it even though you were not looking for it. [1/3 definitions]