Words Starting With LE
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| level | 1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality 2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group More Definitions → |
| learn | 1. gain knowledge or skills 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| left | 1. go away from a place 2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness More Definitions → |
| less | 1. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality 2. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer More Definitions → |
| let | 1. a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again 2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen More Definitions → |
| legal | 1. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules 2. of or relating to jurisprudence More Definitions → |
| learning | 1. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge 2. profound scholarly knowledge More Definitions → |
| least | 1. something that is of no importance 2. the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree More Definitions → |
| leave | 1. go away from a place 2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness More Definitions → |
| lesbian | 1. a female homosexual 2. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman More Definitions → |
| length | 1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place 2. continuance in time More Definitions → |
| lead | 1. take somebody somewhere 2. produce as a result or residue More Definitions → |
| letter | 1. a written message addressed to a person or organization 2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech More Definitions → |
| leading | 1. the activity of leading 2. indicating the most important performer or role More Definitions → |
| led | 1. take somebody somewhere 2. produce as a result or residue More Definitions → |
| lee | 1. towards the side away from the wind 2. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind More Definitions → |
| leather | 1. whip with a leather strap 2. an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning More Definitions → |
| league | 1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members 2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action More Definitions → |
| letters | 1. the literary culture 2. scholarly attainment More Definitions → |
| leader | 1. a person who rules or guides or inspires others 2. a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers More Definitions → |
| leadership | 1. the activity of leading 2. the body of people who lead a group More Definitions → |
| leaders | 1. the body of people who lead a group More Definitions → |
| legislation | 1. law enacted by a legislative body 2. the act of making or enacting laws More Definitions → |
| leaving | 1. the act of departing More Definitions → |
| leisure | 1. time available for ease and relaxation 2. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity More Definitions → |
| learned | 1. established by conditioning or learning 2. having or showing profound knowledge More Definitions → |
| lens | 1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images 2. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood More Definitions → |
| leaves | 1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty 2. permission to do something More Definitions → |
| legs | 1. staying power More Definitions → |
| legislative | 1. relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature 2. of or relating to or created by legislation More Definitions → |
| lesson | 1. a unit of instruction 2. punishment intended as a warning to others More Definitions → |
| legend | 1. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events 2. brief description accompanying an illustration More Definitions → |
| leg | 1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle 2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion More Definitions → |
| lease | 1. let for money 2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services More Definitions → |
| lecture | 1. a speech that is open to the public 2. a lengthy rebuke More Definitions → |
| legacy | 1. (law) a gift of personal property by will More Definitions → |
| leaf | 1. look through a book or other written material 2. turn over pages More Definitions → |
| legislature | 1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws More Definitions → |
| lemon | 1. yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh 2. a strong yellow color More Definitions → |
| letting | 1. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen 2. actively cause something to happen More Definitions → |
| lending | 1. disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned More Definitions → |
| lender | 1. someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters More Definitions → |
| legitimate | 1. make legal 2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate More Definitions → |
| legally | 1. by law; conforming to the law 2. in a legal manner More Definitions → |
| lean | 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position 2. cause to lean or incline More Definitions → |
| leone | 1. the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents More Definitions → |
| lesser | 1. of less size or importance 2. smaller in size or amount or value More Definitions → |
| levy | 1. a charge imposed and collected 2. the act of drafting into military service More Definitions → |
| leu | 1. the basic unit of money in Moldova 2. the basic unit of money in Romania More Definitions → |
| legendary | 1. so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend 2. celebrated in fable or legend More Definitions → |
| leak | 1. an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape 2. soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi More Definitions → |
| leap | 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another More Definitions → |
| lemma | 1. a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition 2. the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae More Definitions → |
| lea | 1. a unit of length of thread or yarn 2. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock More Definitions → |
| lecturer | 1. a public lecturer at certain universities 2. someone who lectures professionally More Definitions → |
| leverage | 1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever 2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively More Definitions → |
| learner | 1. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs 2. works for an expert to learn a trade More Definitions → |
| lever | 1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 2. a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum More Definitions → |
| leukemia | 1. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer More Definitions → |
| lethal | 1. of an instrument of certain death More Definitions → |
| leased | 1. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers More Definitions → |
| lend | 1. bestow a quality on 2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time More Definitions → |
| legion | 1. archaic terms for army 2. association of ex-servicemen More Definitions → |
| ledger | 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded 2. an accounting journal as a physical object More Definitions → |
| lengthy | 1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted More Definitions → |
| lei | 1. the basic unit of money in Moldova 2. the basic unit of money in Romania More Definitions → |
| leaning | 1. an inclination to do something 2. a natural inclination More Definitions → |
| learnt | 1. gain knowledge or skills 2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally More Definitions → |
| leopard | 1. the pelt of a leopard 2. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots More Definitions → |
| leveraging | 1. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) More Definitions → |
| leakage | 1. the discharge of a fluid from some container More Definitions → |
| lent | 1. bestow a quality on 2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time More Definitions → |
| lexicon | 1. a language user's knowledge of words 2. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them More Definitions → |
| lettuce | 1. informal terms for money 2. any of various plants of the genus Lactuca More Definitions → |
| leaflet | 1. a thin triangular flap of a heart valve 2. part of a compound leaf More Definitions → |
| lettering | 1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something More Definitions → |
| lev | 1. the basic unit of money in Bulgaria More Definitions → |
| legitimacy | 1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law 2. undisputed credibility More Definitions → |
| leach | 1. cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate 2. permeate or penetrate gradually More Definitions → |
| lexical | 1. of or relating to words 2. of or relating to dictionaries More Definitions → |
| ley | 1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock More Definitions → |
| legged | 1. having legs of a specified kind or number More Definitions → |
| lesion | 1. any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part 2. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) More Definitions → |
| lessee | 1. a tenant who holds a lease More Definitions → |
| leash | 1. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal 2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one More Definitions → |
| levied | 1. impose and collect 2. cause to assemble or enlist in the military More Definitions → |
| ledge | 1. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water More Definitions → |
| lees | 1. the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage More Definitions → |
| legislator | 1. someone who makes or enacts laws More Definitions → |
| legality | 1. lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute More Definitions → |
| lessen | 1. decrease in size, extent, or range 2. make become smaller More Definitions → |
| leftist | 1. a person who belongs to the political left 2. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left More Definitions → |
| lemonade | 1. sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice More Definitions → |
| leveling | 1. changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface 2. complete destruction of a building More Definitions → |
| lexis | 1. all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function More Definitions → |
| lefty | 1. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right 2. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand More Definitions → |
| letterhead | 1. a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top More Definitions → |
| lessor | 1. someone who grants a lease More Definitions → |
| leapfrog | 1. to vault 2. progress by large jumps instead of small increments More Definitions → |
| leftover | 1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists 2. not used up More Definitions → |
| letterman | 1. an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport More Definitions → |
| levee | 1. a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) 2. a pier that provides a landing place on a river More Definitions → |
| levis | 1. a popular brand of jeans More Definitions → |
| leafy | 1. having or covered with leaves More Definitions → |
| leech | 1. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end 2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage More Definitions → |
| leisurely | 1. not hurried or forced 2. in an unhurried way or at one's convenience More Definitions → |
| leaping | 1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards More Definitions → |
| leaky | 1. permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases 2. used informally; unable to retain urine More Definitions → |
| legible | 1. (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered More Definitions → |
| leasehold | 1. land or property held under a lease More Definitions → |
| lek | 1. the basic unit of money in Albania More Definitions → |
| leftovers | 1. food remaining from a previous meal More Definitions → |
| lemony | 1. tasting sour like a lemon More Definitions → |
| leprosy | 1. chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae More Definitions → |
| leaching | 1. the process of leaching More Definitions → |
| lesbianism | 1. female homosexuality More Definitions → |
| legitimately | 1. in a manner acceptable to common custom 2. in a lawfully recognized manner More Definitions → |
| leucine | 1. a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins More Definitions → |
| leer | 1. look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression 2. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls More Definitions → |
| leek | 1. plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum 2. related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves More Definitions → |
| leger | 1. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded More Definitions → |
| leaded | 1. treated or mixed with lead 2. (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead More Definitions → |
| lecturing | 1. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) More Definitions → |
| leukaemia | 1. malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer More Definitions → |
| leukocyte | 1. blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system More Definitions → |
| leviathan | 1. the largest or most massive thing of its kind 2. monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament More Definitions → |
| legalization | 1. the act of making lawful More Definitions → |
| legato | 1. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected 2. connecting the notes; in music More Definitions → |
| lecithin | 1. a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier More Definitions → |
| legalize | 1. make legal More Definitions → |
| lense | 1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images More Definitions → |
| leapt | 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another More Definitions → |
| legislate | 1. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation More Definitions → |
| leaved | 1. having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| lewd | 1. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness 2. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires More Definitions → |
| lengthening | 1. the act of prolonging something More Definitions → |
| lepidoptera | 1. insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales More Definitions → |
| lentil | 1. round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food 2. the fruit or seed of a lentil plant More Definitions → |
| leeward | 1. the direction in which the wind is blowing 2. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind More Definitions → |
| lessened | 1. impaired by diminution 2. decreased in severity; made less harsh More Definitions → |
| lepton | 1. 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece 2. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 More Definitions → |
| lettered | 1. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding More Definitions → |
| levelling | 1. aim at 2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |
| lech | 1. man with strong sexual desires More Definitions → |
| leprechaun | 1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore More Definitions → |
| leotard | 1. a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance More Definitions → |
| lengthen | 1. make longer 2. become long or longer More Definitions → |
| levant | 1. run off without paying a debt More Definitions → |
| leeway | 1. (of a ship or plane) sideways drift 2. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits More Definitions → |
| lessening | 1. a change downward More Definitions → |
| legume | 1. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae 2. the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case More Definitions → |
| lenient | 1. tolerant or lenient 2. not strict More Definitions → |
| lethargy | 1. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) 2. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy More Definitions → |
| lemur | 1. large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails More Definitions → |
| lempira | 1. the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| levelled | 1. aim at 2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground More Definitions → |
| lectin | 1. any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus More Definitions → |
| lemongrass | 1. an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines 2. a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka More Definitions → |
| leaner | 1. (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake More Definitions → |
| leal | 1. faithful and true More Definitions → |
| leatherette | 1. fabric made to look like leather More Definitions → |
| lethality | 1. the quality of being deadly More Definitions → |
| lengthwise | 1. running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing 2. in the direction of the length More Definitions → |
| lector | 1. someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church 2. a public lecturer at certain universities More Definitions → |
| legionella | 1. the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease More Definitions → |
| lengthened | 1. drawn out or made longer spatially More Definitions → |
| leftmost | 1. farthest to the left More Definitions → |
| levodopa | 1. the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease More Definitions → |
| lemming | 1. any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution More Definitions → |
| leper | 1. a person afflicted with leprosy 2. a pariah who is avoided by others More Definitions → |
| levitation | 1. the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means 2. movement upward in virtue of lightness More Definitions → |
| legibly | 1. in a legible manner More Definitions → |
| leaver | 1. someone who leaves More Definitions → |
| lectern | 1. desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer More Definitions → |
| lethargic | 1. deficient in alertness or activity More Definitions → |
| lenticular | 1. convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil More Definitions → |
| leishmaniasis | 1. sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies More Definitions → |
| lenten | 1. of or relating to or suitable for Lent More Definitions → |
| letdown | 1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized More Definitions → |
| legibility | 1. distinctness that makes perception easy 2. a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read More Definitions → |
| leggy | 1. (of plants) having tall spindly stems 2. having long legs More Definitions → |
| letterpress | 1. printing from a plate with raised characters More Definitions → |
| leva | 1. the basic unit of money in Bulgaria More Definitions → |
| leery | 1. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide More Definitions → |
| legislating | 1. the act of making or enacting laws More Definitions → |
| leniency | 1. mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant 2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone More Definitions → |
| legitimize | 1. make legal More Definitions → |
| leotards | 1. skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls More Definitions → |
| levity | 1. feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness 2. a manner lacking seriousness More Definitions → |
| leftism | 1. the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left More Definitions → |
| lectureship | 1. the post of lecturer More Definitions → |
| leveler | 1. a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions More Definitions → |
| leathery | 1. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable More Definitions → |
| legalese | 1. a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law More Definitions → |
| leaven | 1. cause to puff up with a leaven 2. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid More Definitions → |
| legislatively | 1. by legislation More Definitions → |
| leptospirosis | 1. an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever More Definitions → |
| leaden | 1. made of lead 2. darkened with overcast More Definitions → |
| legitimation | 1. the act of rendering a person legitimate 2. the act of making lawful More Definitions → |
| leghorn | 1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown More Definitions → |
| leafed | 1. having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| legionnaire | 1. a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) More Definitions → |
| leant | 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position 2. cause to lean or incline More Definitions → |
| legalisation | 1. the act of making lawful More Definitions → |
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