lozenge in English dictionary

  • lozenge

    Meanings and definitions of "lozenge"

    • (geometry) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
    • A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
    • noun
      (shapes)
      ( heraldry) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
    • noun
      A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To form into the shape of a lozenge.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.
    • rhombus
    • medicated sweet
    • noun
      a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
    • noun
      a four-sided planar figure with a diamondlike shape; a rhombus that is not a square.
      In a suit of playing cards, diamonds is in the shape of a lozenge.
    • noun
      a small aromatic or medicated candy

    Synonyms of "lozenge" in English dictionary

    confect, pill, tab are the top synonyms of "lozenge" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of lozenge

    • lozenge ( plural  lozenges)
    • lozenge (plural lozenges)
    • lozenge (third-person singular simple present lozenges, present participle lozenging, simple past and past participle lozenged)

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