log
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
Noun 4 meanings
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
“They walked across the stream on a fallen log.”
Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
Any cylinder; anything shaped like a tree log, particularly
Verb 4 meanings
To cut trees into logs.
To cut down (trees).
To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
“to log the miles travelled by a ship”
Etymology
From Middle English logge, logg (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as loggum), of uncertain origin, but probably from Old Norse lóg, lág (“felled tree, log”), derived from Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). If so, then cognate with Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), Dutch loog (“wood, timber, lumber”).
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LOG at a glance
LOG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + G 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,752 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with log
All rhymes- BLOG7
- CATALOG10
- ANALOG7
- DIALOG8
- BACKLOG16
- CLOG7
- SLOG5
- VLOG8
- FLOG8
- WEBLOG12
- PROLOG9
- UNCLOG9
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