English words: L

644 words under L; 201–300 on this page.

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• leather noun (leather — uncountable); adjective (leather)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Leather is a strong material made from the skin of animals such as cows, treated so it does not rot, used for shoes, bags, belts, jackets…
• leatherback noun (a leatherback, leatherbacks)
  The leatherback turtle, the largest turtle in the world, a sea turtle whose shell is covered with tough, leathery skin instead of hard…
• leathery adjective (leathery, more leathery, most leathery)
  Leathery means tough, thick and dry like leather.
• leave verb (leave, leaves, left, leaving); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room.
• leaven nounJewish tradition
  A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy.
• leavened adjectiveJewish tradition
  Made with leaven, so that the dough has risen; the opposite of unleavened.
• leavening noun (leavening, uncountable); verb form…
  Leavening is something added to dough or batter, like yeast, baking powder or baking soda, to make it rise and become light.
• leavest verb, old form used with thou
  «leavest» means «you leave», a form of «leave»: To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room.
• leaving noun (leavings, usually plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Leavings are things left over, such as scraps of food left on a plate.
• lectern noun (a lectern, lecterns)
  A lectern is a tall stand with a sloping top on which a speaker puts notes or a book while standing up to read or speak.
• lecture noun (a lecture, lectures); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject.
• lecturer noun (a lecturer, lecturers)
  A person who teaches students at a university or college, often by giving talks called lectures.
• led verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Showed the way by going in front (she led us to the park).
• ledge noun (a ledge, ledges)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window.
• ledger noun (a ledger, ledgers)
  A ledger is a book or computer file where a business writes down money coming in and money going out.
• lee noun (the lee); adjective (lee: the lee side); also a name…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind, like the lee of a wall or a hill.
• leech noun (a leech, leeches); verb…
  A small worm that lives in water or wet places and sucks blood from animals and people.
• leek noun (a leek, leeks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion.
• leeward adjective (the leeward side); adverb (sail leeward); noun…
  Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side.
• left adjective, adverb, noun (the left); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Left means still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes are left».
• leftover noun (leftovers, usually plural); adjective (leftover food)
  Food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept for later.
• leftovers noun (leftovers — plural); adjective (leftover)
  Leftovers are food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept to eat later.
• lefty noun (a lefty, lefties); adjective (lefty)
  A lefty is a left-handed person.
• leg noun (leg, legs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A leg is a part of the body that people and animals stand and walk on.
• legacy noun (a legacy, legacies)
  A legacy is money or property left to someone by a person who has died.
• legal adjective (legal, more legal, most legal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Allowed by the law of a country or place.
• legally adverb (legally)
  Legally means in a way that is allowed by the law.
• legend noun (a legend, legends)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A legend is an old, famous story from the past that may be partly true but cannot be proved, like the stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood.
• legendary adjective (legendary; more legendary)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»).
• legged adjective…
  Legged means having legs, usually of a certain number or kind: four-legged, long-legged.
• legging noun…
  Leggings: tight, stretchy trousers, usually for girls and women, worn for sport, dance or everyday.
• legible adjective (legible); adverb legibly
  Legible writing or print is clear enough to be read easily.
• legion noun (a legion, legions); adjective…
  A legion was a large army unit in ancient Rome, of about 5,000 soldiers.
• legionary noun (a legionary, legionaries); adjective (legionary)
  A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of the ancient Roman army.
• legislation noun (legislation, uncountable)
  Legislation is a law or a set of laws made by a parliament or government.
• legislative adjective (legislative)
  Legislative means to do with making laws.
• legislator noun (a legislator, legislators)
  A person who makes laws, especially a member of a parliament, congress or other law-making group.
• legislature noun (a legislature, legislatures)
  A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly.
• legitimate adjective (legitimate); verb…
  Allowed by law or by the rules; fair and proper.
• legless adjective (legless)
  Having no legs: a legless lizard.
• lego noun, a brand name…
  Lego is a toy made of small plastic bricks that click together so you can build things.
• legume noun (a legume, legumes)
  A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover.
• lei noun (a lei, leis); also plural of leu (lei)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration.
• leisure noun (leisure — uncountable)
  Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy.
• leisurely adjective (more leisurely, most leisurely); adverb
  Slow and relaxed, with no hurry: a leisurely walk.
• lemming noun (a lemming, lemmings)
  A lemming is a small, furry, short-tailed rodent that lives in cold northern lands such as the Arctic tundra.
• lemon noun…
  A lemon is an oval yellow fruit with sour juice and thick peel.
• lemonade noun (lemonade, lemonades)
  Lemonade is a sweet drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar.
• lemony adjective (lemony)
  Lemony means tasting or smelling of lemon, or being the pale yellow colour of a lemon.
• lemur noun (a lemur, lemurs)
  A lemur is a furry animal with big eyes, a pointed face and usually a long tail, found in the wild only on the island of Madagascar, off…
• lend verb (lend, lends, lent, lending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To lend is to give something to someone for a while, and they give it back later.
• lender noun (a lender, lenders)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person or organisation that lends something, especially money, which must be paid back.
• length noun (length, lengths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Length is how long something is from one end to the other.
• lengthen verb (lengthen, lengthens, lengthened, lengthening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence».
• lengthened verb form…
  Lengthened means made longer, or became longer.
• lengthening verb form (-ing form of lengthen); noun (a lengthening)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer.
• lengthways adverb (lengthways); also «lengthwise» (adverb, adjective)
  Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across.
• lengthwise adverb
  Along the longest side of something: from one end to the other.
• lengthy adjective
  Lengthy means very long, often too long, in time or in words.
• lenient adjective (lenient, more lenient, most lenient)
  Not strict; gentle in punishing people or in making them follow rules.
• leniently adverb (leniently)
  Leniently means in a gentle, less strict way, giving a smaller punishment than expected.
• lens noun (a lens, lenses)
  A lens is a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, used in glasses, cameras…
• lense noun (a lense, lenses) — a misspelling of «lens»
  «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens».
• lent verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Past of «lend»: gave something to someone for a short time, expecting to get it back (I lent him my pen).
• lentil noun (a lentil, lentils)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews.
• leo noun (Leo — a constellation, star sign and name)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion.
• leopard noun (a leopard, leopards)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A leopard is a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots called rosettes; it lives in Africa and parts of Asia.
• leper noun (a leper, lepers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who has leprosy, an illness of the skin and nerves.
• leprechaun noun (a leprechaun, leprechauns)
  A small, mischievous fairy, usually shown as a little man with a red or ginger beard, a green coat and hat, who makes shoes and hides a…
• leprosy noun (leprosy, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin and nerves, so people can lose feeling in their hands and feet.
• leprous adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having leprosy, or the skin disease described in the Torah.
• ler fragment (ler)
  «Ler» is not a usual English word on its own; it is most often a piece of a longer word, for example the end of «butler», «sprinkler» or…
• less adjective, determiner, adverb, pronoun (less, least)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Less means a smaller amount: less sugar.
• lessen verb (lessen, lessens, lessened, lessening)
  To make something smaller, weaker or less: to lessen pain, noise or danger.
• lesser adjective (lesser)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Lesser means smaller in amount or size: the lesser of two numbers.
• lesson noun (lesson, lessons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A lesson is a time when you are taught something: a maths lesson.
• lest conjunction
  In case; to avoid the risk that something will happen.
• let verb (let, lets, let, letting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.".
• letdown noun (a letdown, letdowns)
  A letdown is a disappointment, something that was not as good as you hoped.
• lethal adjective
  Lethal means able to kill; deadly.
• lethargy noun (lethargy); uncountable
  Lethargy is a heavy feeling of having no energy and not wanting to do anything.
• letter noun (letter, letters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A letter is one of the signs we use to write words, like A, b or Z.
• lettest verb, old form used with thou
  «lettest» means «you let», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.".
• letteth verb, old form of «lets» (he, she, it)
  «letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.".
• letting verb (present participle of let: let, lets, let, letting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Letting means allowing someone to do something: Mum is letting me stay up late.
• lettuce noun (lettuce, lettuces; a lettuce, a head of lettuce)
  A plant with large green leaves that people eat raw, mostly in salads and sandwiches.
• leukaemia noun (leukaemia — uncountable)
  Leukaemia is a kind of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where the body makes too many faulty white blood cells.
• lev noun (a lev, leva) — Bulgarian money; Ukrainian and Russian…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The money of Bulgaria; one lev is divided into 100 stotinki.
• levant noun (the Levant — a region); verb…
  The Levant is an old name for the lands on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, today mainly Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and…
• level noun (a level, levels); adjective (level); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A level is a height or amount: the water level, the noise level.
• lever noun (a lever, levers); verb…
  A lever is a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point (the pivot or fulcrum) to help lift or move something heavy with less effort.
• leveret noun (plural leverets)
  A leveret is a young hare, especially one that is still small and has not yet grown its full adult fur.
• leviathan noun (a leviathan, leviathans; Leviathan)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah.
• levitation noun (levitation — uncountable)
  Levitation is rising or floating in the air without anything visible holding it up, as if by magic.
• levite noun (a Levite, Levites)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things.
• levy noun (a levy, levies); verb (levy, levies, levied, levying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A levy is a tax or charge that people or companies must pay.
• lewd adjective (lewder, lewdest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Lewd means rude and crude about sex, in a way that is not decent and not suitable for children.
• lewdly adverbJewish tradition
  In a shameful, indecent way, especially about sex.
• lewdness nounJewish tradition
  Shameful or sinful behaviour in sexual matters.
• lexical adjective (lexical)
  Lexical means to do with words and their meanings, or with the vocabulary of a language.

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