log
Plural: logs
Noun
- a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- the exponent required to produce a given number
- a written record of messages sent or received
- "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"
- "an email log"
- a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
- 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
- The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
- 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.
- Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
- A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
- A blockhead; a very stupid person.
- A heavy longboard.
- A rolled cake with filling.
- A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
- A piece of feces.
- A penis.
- A logbook, or journal of a vessel's (or aircraft's) progress.
- A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
- Specifically, an append-only sequential record of events written to a file, display, or other data stream.
- A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ¹⁄₃ liter).
- Synonym of logarithm.
- A difference of one in the logarithm, usually in base 10; an order of magnitude.
Verb
Verb Forms: logged, logging, logs
- To cut down trees for timber; to record events systematically.
- enter into a log, as on ships and planes
- cut lumber, as in woods and forests
- 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 travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.
- To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log.
- To log out; to disconnect from an online video game.
- To move to and fro; to rock.
Examples
- Before you LOG your next move, consider if it opens up a triple-letter score for your opponent.
- They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
- to log the miles travelled by a ship
- To multiply two numbers, add their logs.
- You only won that game because your last opponent logged. That's no fair!
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English logg, logge (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”).
Alternatively, directly from Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), which could have been borrowed through the Norwegian timber trade. However the Old Norse/Middle Norwegian vowel is long while Middle English vowel is short.
Scrabble Score: 4
log: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlog: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
log: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary