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lost and foundA place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

Pronunciation (IPA): /lɔːst ænd faʊnd/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother accidentally donated her dentures to the lost and found instead of her reading glasses.
  • The airport's lost and found has everything from wedding dresses to live chickens.
  • Please visit the lost and found on the second floor if you've misplaced any items.

lost and found

NOUN

[/lɔːst ænd faʊnd/]

A place where lost items are kept until claimed by their owners

He picked up his missing umbrella at the station's lost and found.
💡 Concept

He picked up his missing umbrella at the station's lost and found.

Hope was tossed, searched the ground, till lost and found!
🎵 Rhyme

Hope was tossed, searched the ground, till lost and found!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/lɔːst ænd faʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/lɒst ænd faʊnd/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

costfrosttossedgroundsoundround
cost
frost
tossed
ground
sound
round

🔗Collocations

lost and found office
check the lost and found
lost and found department
lost and found box
report to lost and found
lost and found counter

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother accidentally donated her dentures to the lost and found instead of her reading glasses.

😄 Fun example

The airport's lost and found has everything from wedding dresses to live chickens.

Please visit the lost and found on the second floor if you've misplaced any items.

The hotel's lost and found collected over 500 phone chargers last year alone.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

lost propertyfound items officeunclaimed baggagemissing items center

Antonyms

personal belongingsclaimed items

Related

misplacerecoverclaimpropertybelongingscustody

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