log | ||
1. | [ noun ] a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches | |
Related terms: | wood nurse_log saw_log | |
2. | [ noun ] large log at the back of a hearth fire | |
Synonyms: | backlog | |
Related terms: | firewood Yule_log | |
3. | [ verb ] (nautical) enter into a log, as on ships and planes | |
Related terms: | record log_up | |
4. | [ verb ] cut lumber, as in woods and forests | |
Synonyms: | lumber | |
Related terms: | fell lumber logging | |
5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the exponent required to produce a given number | |
Synonyms: | logarithm | |
Related terms: | exponent natural_logarithm common_logarithm | |
6. | [ noun ] (nautical) a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) | |
Related terms: | written_record ship airplane | |
7. | [ noun ] a written record of messages sent or received | |
Examples: | "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station" "an email log" |
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Related terms: | written_record | |
8. | [ adjective ] (of roads) made of logs laid down crosswise | |
Synonyms: | corduroy | |
Examples: | "a corduroy road" |
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Related terms: | rough | |
9. | [ noun ] (nautical) measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water | |
Related terms: | measuring_instrument harpoon_log patent_log ship log_line | |
Similar spelling: |
loge logo logy Logue lough LOX loggia Lougee Lok Loza loch lock loco Lois Loki look lose loos Louk Losh Loso loss Loux Loyce Loxia Locke Lowes loess Loeza lousy Losey Losee louis Lohse lossy Loise Lokey loasa loose louse Loach |