| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| leach | noun | See 3d Leech., A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali., A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc., To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee., To dissolve out; — often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes., To part with soluble constituents by percolation., See Leech, a physician. |
| leady | adjective | Resembling lead. |
| leafy | superl | Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest., Consisting of leaves. |
| leaky | superl. | Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask., Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. |
| leant | of Lean | |
| leany | adjective | Lean. |
| leapt | of Leap | |
| learn | verb t. | To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something., To communicate knowledge to; to teach., To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. |
| 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. |
| leave | verb i. | To send out leaves; to leaf; — often with out., To raise; to levy., Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license., The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; — used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go., To withdraw one’s self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house., To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed., To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from., To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish., To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge., To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit — with a sense of withdrawing one’s self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators., To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece., To depart; to set out., To cease; to desist; to leave off. |
| leavy | adjective | Leafy. |