Phrase Hound found 133 phrases and 17 compound words that contain lost. The most common are listed below. Open lost in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 133
- get lostUsed to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.
- lost-and-foundAlternative form of lost and found
- lost causeA person or thing that is hopeless or futile.
- lost in timeHaving happened or originated in a time so long ago that it has been completely forgotten or lost.
- lost in actionKilled during military combat.
- lost generationThe generation that came of age during World War I.
- long-lostHaving been missing or unknown for a long period of time.
- lost for wordsSpeechless from surprise, shock, or confusion.
- got lostsimple past of get lost
- lost controlsimple past and past participle of lose control
- lost timesimple past and past participle of lose time
- lost in thoughtBeing preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.
- lost in translationUnable to be understood due to having been poorly translated.
- lost wagesIncome that a plaintiff in a lawsuit would have received but for the actions of the defendant, and for which the defendant is therefore liable.
- getting lostpresent participle and gerund of get lost
- lost to timeNo longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.
- Lost Loves
- lost mediaAny form of information, entertainment or other media that was once available to the public, which is now believed to be irrecoverable or otherwise unable to be consumed.
- gets lostthird-person singular simple present indicative of get lost: Used to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.
- Never Lost
- lost riverA surface stream which flows into an underground passageway.
- lost propertyA help desk or department in a store, mall, or other such facility where customers who have lost an item can inquire as to whether it has been found and turned in; a lost and found.
- lost worldAn unknown world out of time, place, or both, the topic of a subgenre of fantasy or science fiction.
- lost tracksimple past and past participle of lose track
- lost to the worldOf a thing, event, etc., no longer used or available; unknown to or forgotten by everyone.
Compound words 17
- LostawayA fan of the television series Lost.
- LostieAny of the fictional characters in the television drama Lost who become stranded on a mysterious island.
- lostnessThe fact or quality of being lost.
- lostestsuperlative form of lost: most lost
- lostwaveMusic of unknown origin to which no specific artists can be attributed to.
- lostlingA person who is lost or abandoned.
- unlostNot lost.
- LostockA suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6509).
- gamalostA traditional Norwegian cheese made by souring skimmed cow's milk with a lactic starter, slowly heating it and separating the curds, and introducing mold, then allowing it to ripen.
- gammalostAlternative form of gamalost: A traditional Norwegian cheese made by souring skimmed cow's milk with a lactic starter, slowly heating it and separating the curds, and introducing mold, then allowing it to ripen.