| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| lease | verb i. | To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean., To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; — sometimes with out., To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner., A demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a specified rent or compensation., The contract for such letting., Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time. |
| leash | noun | A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog., A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general., A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom., To tie together, or hold, with a leash. |
| least | adjective | Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space., In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, to reward those who least deserve it., See Lest, conj. |
| leasy | adjective | Flimsy; vague; deceptive. |