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log
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[ noun ] a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)He was sitting on top of a log which was spinning round and around in the water . The log was spinning . Why should I be spinning just because the goddamn log is spinning ? No_doubt it had to do with the log . |
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[ noun ] large log at the back of a hearth fire
Synonyms Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Noticing Russell 's horse in_front_of the long log building , he assumed his friend had slipped inside and would be able to put_up a good fight , so he began working his way down the ditch to join him . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)He thought_of Simms_Purdew snoring on his bunk while Pullen_James crouched by the hearth , skirmishing an undershirt for lice , and a wet log sizzled . |
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[ verb ] (nautical) enter into a log, as on ships and planes
Used in print (Time magazine, 77:3...)Pursuing it , he has logged 500000 miles , suffered indescribable digestive indignities , and meticulously collected physiological data on the health and eating habits of 10000 individuals , from Bantu tribesmen to Italian contadini . (Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)`` I 'm just logging '' , the cowboy explained . |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the exponent required to produce a given number
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[ noun ] (nautical) a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
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[ noun ] a written record of messages sent or received
Examples "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station" "an email log" Related terms |
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[ 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
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