lost item
Misplaced belonging somewhere
A lost item is something that has been misplaced or cannot be found by its owner.
The phrase appears most often in institutional contexts—lost item reports, lost item bins—and in the transactional language of customer service: I'm calling about a lost item from my order.
Something becomes a lost item when separated from the person who wants it.
- misplacedPut in wrong location
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- foundDiscovered or established
- searchAct of seeking
- keysLock-operating instruments
retracing steps · wallet · phone · forgotten · vanished · recovered · turned up · hunt · rummage · retrace · pocket · back pocket · couch · couch cushions · cushions · frustration · panic · relief
- buried treasuretreasure, buried treasure, treasure trove, gold, silver