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Definition log

Etymology 1

From Middle English logge, logg, from Old Norse lóg, lág (“a felled tree; log”), from liggja (“to lie”). Cognate with Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), Swedish dialectal låga, Swedish logg (“log”).

Alternatively, English log is perhaps a borrowing from Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”) or Swedish dialectal låga, borrowed through the Norwegian timber trade.

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
  2. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
  3. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
  4. Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
  5. (nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
  6. (figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.
  7. (surfing slang) A longboard.
  8. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
  9. (mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
  10. (vulgar) A piece of feces.
Verb

log (third-person singular simple present logs, present participle logging, simple past and past participle logged)

  1. (transitive) To cut trees into logs.
  2. (transitive) To cut down (trees).
  3. (intransitive) To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

Etymology 2

From logbook, itself from log (above) + book, from a wooden float (chip log, or simply log) used to measure speed.

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress
  2. A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
  3. (computer science) Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file.
Verb

log (third-person singular simple present logs, present participle logging, simple past and past participle logged)

  1. (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
  2. (transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook
  3. (transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.

Etymology 3

Verb

log (third-person singular simple present logs, present participle logging, simple past and past participle logged)

  1. (obsolete) To move to and fro; to rock.

Etymology 4

From Hebrew ???‎.

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. (historical units of measure) A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (aboutL).

Etymology 5

From logarithm.

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. logarithm.

Results 248 Words with the letters LOG

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6 letter words with the letters LOG 
AGONAL 10
ALGOID 10
ANALOG 10
APOLOG 12
BECLOG 15
BELONG 13
BOGGLE 14
BOGLES 12
BOWLEG 15
CLOGGY 16
CLOUGH 15
COLOGS 12
COLUGO 13
DIALOG 10
DIGLOT 10
DOGLEG 12
DOLING 11
DONGLE 11
DUOLOG 11
ELOIGN 10
EPILOG 12
EULOGY 12
FLAGON 13
FLONGS 13
FODGEL 13
GALAGO 11
GALLON 11
GALLOP 13
GALOPS 12
GALOSH 11
GAMBOL 15
GAOLED 10
GHOULS 12
GIGLOT 11
GIGOLO 11
GLAMOR 12
GLIOMA 12
GLOAMS 12
GLOBAL 13
GLOBBY 17
GLOBED 13
GLOBES 12
GLOBIN 13
GLOGGS 13
GLOMUS 13
GLOOMS 12
GLOOMY 14
GLOPPY 17
GLOSSY 11
GLOUTS 10
GLOVED 14
GLOVER 13
GLOVES 13
GLOWED 13
GLOWER 12
GLOZED 19
GLOZES 18
GLUONS 11
GLYCOL 15
GOALED 10
GOBBLE 15
GOBLET 12
GOBLIN 13
GOGGLE 13
GOGGLY 15
GOGLET 11
GOLDEN 11
GOLDER 10
GOLEMS 12
GOLFED 13
GOLFER 12
GOLOSH 11
GOODLY 12
GOOGLE 11
GOOGLY 13
GOOGOL 11
GORILY 11
GOSPEL 12
GROVEL 13
GROWLS 12
GROWLY 14
HOLING 12
JOGGLE 20
KALONG 14
KLONGS 14
LAGOON 10
LANUGO 11
LAPDOG 13
LEGION 10
LEGONG 12
LODGED 11
LODGER 10
LODGES 10
LOGANS 10
LOGGED 12
LOGGER 11
LOGGIA 11
LOGGIE 11
LOGICS 12
LOGILY 12
LOGION 10
LOGJAM 21
LOGWAY 14
LONGAN 11
LONGED 11
LONGER 10
LONGES 10
LONGLY 13
LOOING 10
LOPING 13
LOSING 10
LOUGHS 12
LOUNGE 11
LOUNGY 13
LOVAGE 13
LOVING 14
LOWING 13
LOXING 17
MOGULS 13
MONGOL 13
OBLIGE 12
OBLONG 13
OGIVAL 13
OGLING 12
OILING 10
OOLOGY 11
OOLONG 10
OTALGY 11
PLOUGH 15
POLING 13
PROLEG 12
PROLOG 12
PUTLOG 13
REGLOW 12
RUGOLA 10
SAWLOG 12
SLOGAN 10
SLOUGH 12
SOLGEL 10
SOLING 10
TIGLON 10
TOGGLE 11
TOLING 10
UNCLOG 14
VOLING 14
5 letter words with the letters LOG 
AGLOW 11
BLOGS 11
BOGLE 11
CLOGS 11
COLOG 11
FLOGS 11
FLONG 12
GALOP 11
GHOUL 11
GLOAM 11
GLOBE 11
GLOBS 11
GLOGG 12
GLOMS 11
GLOOM 11
GLOPS 11
GLORY 10
GLOVE 12
GLOWS 11
GLOZE 17
GLUON 10
GODLY 11
GOLEM 11
GOLFS 11
GOLLY 11
GROWL 11
KLONG 13
LOGGY 12
LOGIC 11
LOUGH 11
MOGUL 12
OLOGY 10
VULGO 13
4 letter words with the letters LOG 
BLOG 10
CLOG 10
FLOG 10
GAOL 7
GLOB 10
GLOM 10
GLOP 10
GLOW 10
GOAL 7
GOLD 8
GOLF 10
LOGE 7
LOGO 7
LOGS 7
LOGY 9
LONG 8
OGLE 7
SLOG 7
3 letter words with the letters LOG 
LOG 6
2 letter words with the letters LOG 
GO 4
LO 3

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