English words: lea to leafcutter bee

300 English words, part 21 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.

English words lea to leafcutter bee

lea noun /liː/: An open field, meadow, pasture.
leach noun, verb /liːt͡ʃ/: A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
leach brine noun: A form of brine which drops from granulated salt while the crystals are drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
leach-finger noun: Alternative form of leech-finger.
Leach's kingfisher noun: The blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.
Leach's petrel noun: Synonym of Leach's storm petrel.
Leach's storm petrel noun: Hydrobates leucorhous, a small seabird of the tubenose order.
leachability noun: The quality or degree of being leachable.
leachable adjective, noun: Capable of leaching or of being leached
leachant noun: A liquid used in leaching.
leachate noun /ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/: The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.
leacher noun: A substance that leaches from the soil.
leachianone noun: A flavonoid found in plants of the genus Sophora.
leaching noun, verb /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/: The process by which something is leached.
Leachman proper noun /ˈliːtʃmæn/: A surname.
leachtub noun: A tub used as a container for a substance being leached.
leachy adjective: Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous.
Leacock proper noun: A surname.
Leacockian adjective: Of or relating to Stephen Leacock (1869–1944), Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist.
lead adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɛd/: A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It...
lead acetate noun: A white crystalline chemical compound, Pb(CH₃COO)₂, with a slightly sweet taste.
lead-acid adjective: Describing a battery having lead electrodes and an electrolyte of sulfuric acid solution; used in motor vehicles
lead around by the nose verb: Alternative form of lead by the nose (“cause to follow blindly”).
lead astray verb: To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
lead balloon noun: A failure, especially something that fails to have the intended resonance with an audience.
lead by example verb: To show the way or demonstrate a technique to individuals or a group by going ahead or doing something before the others.
lead by the nose verb: To cause to follow blindly.
lead carbonate noun: Any lead salt containing both carbonate and hydroxide ions.
lead chamber process noun: An industrial method for the production of sulphuric acid
lead character noun: The main protagonist in a work.
lead chloride noun: One of two lead compounds; plumbous chloride (PbCl2), or plumbic chloride (PbCl4)
lead climb verb: To climb by placing anchors while ascending a rock.
lead climber noun: One who climbs with the use of anchors.
lead climbing noun, verb: A climbing technique, in which the climber places anchors while ascending a rock.
lead colic noun: The colicky pains associated with lead poisoning.
lead-colored adjective: Having a dull grey (the color of lead) as its color.
lead crystal noun: glass that contains at least 24% lead oxide (PbO).
lead dioxide noun: The chemical compound PbO₂, a dark-brown solid which is insoluble in water.
lead dog noun: one of the dogs at the front of the team, who set the pace.
lead fiddle noun: Synonym of first fiddle.
lead, follow, or get out of the way proverb: One should either take initiative, help someone who is taking initiative, or avoid hindering those who are taking initiative.
lead foot noun: A habit of driving fast.
lead-footed adjective /ˌlɛdˈfʊtɪd/: Slow, boring, dull, or stupid.
lead-free adjective: Containing no lead.
lead from the front verb: To lead by providing an excellent and forthright example.
lead glance noun: The mineral galena.
lead glass noun: Glass containing lead oxide, used for its high refractive index (often in cut glass) or for its ability to block ionizing radiation.
lead-glazed adjective: Glazed with a coating containing lead oxide appearing transparent; or opaque white (tin-glazed) by the addition of tin oxide; or coloured by the addition of...
lead guitar noun: An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.
lead hopping noun: the identification of isofunctional molecular structures with significantly different molecular backbones
lead hydride noun: The unstable tetrahydride of lead, PbH₄, plumbane
lead in noun, verb /ˈliːdɪn/: An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
lead in one's pencil noun: A state of erection of one's penis.
lead-lag noun: A cross-correlation of one leading variable with the values of another lagging variable at later times.
lead line noun: A blue-gray line along the junction of the gums with the teeth, a symptom of lead poisoning.
lead mill noun: A mill for grinding white lead.
lead monoxide noun: The oxide of lead, PbO, that occurs as the minerals litharge and massicot
lead name noun: the first named person on an invoice, typically the person having control over the contract.
lead nitrate noun: A nitrate compound of lead with the chemical formula Pb(NO₃)₂.
lead nowhere verb: to have no purpose, to result in nothing.
lead off adjective, noun, verb: Alternative spelling of lead off.
lead on verb: To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
lead out noun, verb /ˈliːd ˌaʊt/: Alternative form of lead-out.
lead oxide noun: A yellow oxide of lead, PbO, used in the manufacture of paints and glass.
lead paint stare noun: A blank or unempathetic stare associated with baby boomers facing people in younger generations (implied to be caused by prolonged lead exposure).
lead paragraph noun: Synonym of lead (“the introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article”).
lead pencil noun: A pencil with a core made of graphite.
lead-pipe cinch noun: A cinch; something very easy.
lead plane noun: In aerial firefighting the aeroplane that leads and directs the air tankers
lead poisoner noun: The poisonous mushroom Entoloma sinuatum.
lead poisoning noun: A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local...
lead sandwich noun: A gunshot bullet, especially one delivered to the mouth.
lead screw noun: Alternative spelling of leadscrew.
lead sheet noun: A form of written music that specifies the melody, lyrics, and harmony.
lead shot noun: Small balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling, etc.
lead singer noun: The main vocalist in a musical group
lead single noun: The first single released from an album
lead someone a dance verb: To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner.
lead someone down the garden path verb: Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.
lead someone to the altar verb: To get married to someone.
lead someone up the garden path verb /ˈliːd ˌsʌmwʌn ˈʌp ðə ˈɡɑːdn̩ pɑːθ/: To deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone.
lead suboxide noun: A poorly-characterized oxide of lead, Pb₂O; it is a black, amorphous solid
lead sugar noun: Sugar of lead.
lead sulfate noun: The insoluble lead salt or sulfuric acid, PbSO₄, that forms in lead-acid batteries
lead sulphate noun: Alternative spelling of lead sulfate.
lead tenant noun: The tenant nominated to be the primary point of contact for a managed residential joint tenancy.
lead tetroxide noun: Synonym of red lead
lead the charge verb: To be one of the first to do something and leading them to do it too.
lead the line verb: To play as centre forward.
lead the way verb: To proceed first in a journey, procession, etc., so that others can follow.
lead through verb: To take turns leading an expedition.
lead time noun: The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required...
lead to verb: To be a cause of.
lead trophy noun: Synonym of success ballast.
lead-up noun: An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur.
lead up to verb: To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
lead vocalist noun: A singer (or one of a small group of singers) who provides lead vocals to a song
lead vocals noun: The primary words of a song, sung by the lead vocalist to the same tune as the primary melody.
lead white noun: Synonym of white lead, particularly as used in paints and the hue of such paints.
lead with one's chin verb: To leave one's chin unprotected.
leadable adjective /ˈlidəbl̩/: Capable of being led.
leadableness noun: The quality of being leadable.
leadamalgam noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing lead and mercury.
Leadbeater proper noun: A surname.
Leadbeater's cockatoo noun: Synonym of Major Mitchell's cockatoo.
Leadbeater's possum noun: Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, an endangered possum of Australia.
Leadbetter proper noun: A surname. Variant of Leadbeater.
leadcolored adjective: Alternative form of lead-colored.
leade noun: That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.
leaded adjective, verb /ˈlɛdɪd/: Held in place by strips of lead.
leaded light noun: Synonym of leadlight.
leaded type noun: Printed type which is set with extra leading in such a way as to give the text greater emphasis.
leaden adjective, verb /ˈlɛdən/: Made of lead.
leaden flycatcher noun: Myiagra rubecula, a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae.
leaden-hearted adjective: unfeeling
Leadenhall proper noun /ˈlɛdənˌhɔːl/: A suburban area in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8637).
leadenhearted adjective: Alternative form of leaden-hearted.
leadenly adverb: In a leaden manner.
leadenness noun: The quality of being leaden.
leader noun /ˈliː.də(ɹ)/: Any person who leads or directs.
leader board noun: Alternative form of leaderboard.
leader of the free world noun: The president of the United States.
leader of the opposition noun: In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), the parliamentary leader of the largest political...
leader sequence noun: The sequence at the 5' end of an mRNA molecule that is not translated into protein.
leaderboard noun: A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition.
leaderene noun: A female leader (especially an autocratic one)
leaderess noun: A female leader.
leaderette noun: A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
leaderful adjective: Typical of, or befitting, a leader; capable of leading a project or a team.
leaderine noun: Alternative form of leaderene.
leaderish adjective: Like a leader; leaderlike.
leaderism noun: A political policy directed at the affirmation of one person in the role of indisputable or infallible leader.
leaderist adjective, noun: Pertaining to leaderism.
leaderless adjective: Without a person providing direction.
leaderlessly adverb: Without a leader.
leaderlessness noun: The state or condition of being leaderless.
leaderlike adjective: Indicating or characteristic of a leader
leaderly adjective: Befitting a leader.
leaderman noun: a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descent
leadership noun /ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/: The capacity of someone to lead others.
leadership spill noun: A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant and open for re-election.
leadfield noun: An area where lead ore is mined
leadfoot noun /ˈlɛd.fʊt/: One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often.
leadfooted adjective /ˈlɛd.fʊt.ɪd/: Clumsy.
leadfree adjective: Alternative spelling of lead-free.
leadhand noun: A supervising worker.
leadhillite noun: A soft lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral.
leadholder noun: A simple mechanical pencil that uses individual leads that eventually need replacing.
leadin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of leading.
leadiness noun: The quality of being leady.
leading adjective, noun, verb /ˈliːdɪŋ/: Providing guidance or direction.
leading axle noun: On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located in front of the driving wheels.
leading case noun: A reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.
leading diagonal noun: A main diagonal.
leading edge adjective, noun: The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
leading gentleman noun: Synonym of leading man.
leading hand noun: Synonym of leading seaman
leading indicator noun: A phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.
leading lady noun: A woman who does or can play the lead role in a movie, play or other production; a woman who frequently plays such roles.
leading light noun: An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.
leading line noun: An imaginary line between two objects that can be used to chart a safe course in a difficult situation.
leading man noun: A man who does or can play the lead role in a movie, play or other production; a person who frequently plays such roles.
leading motive noun: leitmotif
leading question noun: A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.
leading rein noun: A rein used to lead an animal (especially a horse) when there is no rider, or when the rider is young or inexperienced.
leading seaman noun: A non-commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy, ranking above able seaman and below petty officer.
leading spoke noun: In wheelbuilding, a spoke that points from the hub flange in the direction of rotation of the wheel.
leading strand noun: The strand of DNA that is synthesized during replication
leading-string noun: Strings with which children were formerly guided while they were learning to walk.
leading strings noun: Strings or straps by which a child is supported when learning to walk.
leading tone noun: scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree
leading truck noun: On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through...
leading wheel noun: On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.
leading woman noun: A female equivalent of a leading man
leadingly adverb: In a way that leads; as a leading question.
leadingness noun: The quality of being leading.
leadish adjective /ˈlɛdɪʃ/: Resembling or containing lead (the metal).
Leadite noun: A joint-sealing compound made from iron, sulfur, etc., that was used instead of lead-containing compounds.
leadless adjective /ˈlɛdləs/: Without lead (the metal).
leadlessness noun: Absence of lead (the metal).
leadlight noun /ˈlɛdlaɪt/: A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames.
leadlighter noun: A person or company that makes leadlight windows.
leadlighting noun: A set of leadlights
leadlike adjective /ˈlɛd.laɪk/: Resembling or characteristic of the metal lead.
leadline noun: A leash or strap for leading an animal.
leadman noun /ˈliːdmən/: The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.
leadoff adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of lead off.
leadoff hitter noun: The first hitter in the batting order, who faces the first pitch of the game.
Leadon proper noun /ˈlɛdən/: A surname.
leadout noun: Alternative form of lead-out.
leadpipe noun: The pipe or tube of a brass instrument into which the mouthpiece is placed.
leadplant noun: a tall deciduous shrub of species Amorpha canescens, in the pea family, native to North America, with very small purple flowers grouped in racemes.
leadproof adjective: Resistant to lead (the metal).
leadscrew noun: A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
leadsheet noun: Alternative form of lead sheet.
leadsman noun /ˈliːdz.mən/: lodesman (a leader or guide)
leadtree noun: Any of the genus Leucaena of flowering plants, native to the Americas.
leadup noun: Alternative spelling of lead-up.
Leadville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Lake County, Colorado, United States.
leadwood noun: A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe
leadwork noun: fittings made from lead (the metal)
leadworker noun: A metalworker who works with lead.
leadworks noun: A factory that processes lead (the metal).
leadwort noun: Any of various maritime herbs of the genus Plumbago, some of which have lead-coloured spots on the leaves or nearly lead-coloured flowers.
leady adjective /ˈlɛdi/: Synonym of leaden, of or related to the metal lead.
leadzyme noun: A small ribozyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a specific phosphodiester bond.
leaf noun, verb /liːf/: The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
leaf aphid noun: Any of several species of aphid that feed on leaves of a specific range of plants, not necessarily limited to those in their name or names.
leaf arrowhead noun: A type of arrowhead consisting of a leaflike, broad and curved shape.
leaf beetle noun: Any of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on plant leaves.
leaf blower noun: A motorized garden tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move leaves and other debris.
leaf bridge noun: A drawbridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges.
leaf bud noun: A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.
leaf cactus noun: Any cactus of either of two genera in the family Cactaceae: Epiphyllum and Pereskia.
leaf casting noun: A process in which damaged paper is repaired by means of wetting the old paper in a cast and concurrently aging pulp to the damaged part or parts.
leaf celery noun: Synonym of Chinese celery (“Apium graveolens cultivar”)
leaf crumpler noun: Acrobasis indigenella, a snout moth from eastern North America.
leaf curl noun: Any of several plant diseases, caused by diverse fungi or viruses, characterized by curling of leaves.
leaf-curling plum aphid noun: A species of aphid, Brachycaudus helichrysi, a serious pest of plum and damson trees.
leaf-curling spider noun: An Australian orbweaver spider, Phonognatha graeffei
leaf cutter noun: Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.
leaf-cutter ant noun: Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.
leaf-cutter bee noun: A bee of the family Megachilidae that cuts fragments from leaves and uses them to build its nest.
leaf-cutting adjective: That cuts leaves; used in the names of various insects.
leaf-cutting ant noun: A leaf-cutter ant.
leaf-cutting bee noun: A leaf-cutter bee, of the family Megachilidae.
leaf-fall noun: Alternative form of leaffall.
leaf fat noun: The layers of fat that support the kidneys of a pig.
leaf flea noun: The jumping plant louse
leaf-footed adjective: Having feet that resemble leaves.
leaf-footed bug noun: Any insect in the family Coreidae, many of which have flat, leaf-shaped structures on their hind legs.
leaf frog noun: Any tree frog of the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.
leaf gap noun: A gap or break in the central cylinder of vascular tissue within a plant's stem, caused by the extension of the tissue as a leaf trace.
leaf green adjective, noun: A bright green like the usual colour of leaves.
leaf hopper noun: Alternative spelling of leafhopper.
leaf insect noun: Any of the insects in the family Phylliidae, which mimic leaves.
leaf insertion noun: In liverworts, the angle and orientation of the plane of the leaves with respect to the axis of the stem.
leaf lard noun: The internal fat of a pig, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.
leaf-like adjective: Alternative form of leaflike
leaf litter noun: Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building,...
leaf louse noun: aphid
leaf metal noun: metal shaped into thin leaves
leaf miner noun: Alternative spelling of leaf miner.
leaf-miner fly noun: A fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.
leaf mold noun: Decomposed or composted remains of leaves.
leaf monkey noun: Any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.
leaf mottle yellows noun: Synonym of huanglongbing
leaf mustard noun: mustard greens
leaf node noun: One of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth.
leaf-nosed adjective: Having a projection resembling a leaf on the nose.
leaf-nosed bat noun: A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.
leaf notcher noun: Artipus floridanus, a weevil that is a pest of citrus trees.
leaf out verb: Of a plant, to open its buds.
leaf peeper noun /ˈliːf ˌpiːpə/: A tree sightseer who enjoys observing the leaves change color in the autumn.
leaf peeping noun: The activity of traveling to view and photograph the changing colors of the fall foliage, particularly in New England.
leaf protein noun: A protein found in leaves extracted for use as a food for humans.
leaf protein concentrate noun: Concentrated leaf protein used as a food for human beings.
leaf-raking noun: The act or process of raking leaves.
leaf roller noun: Alternative spelling of leaf roller.
leaf-rolling adjective: Describing a leaf roller.
leaf rust noun: A host-specific fungal disease characterized by bright orange, yellow, or brown powdery pustules, usually on the undersides of leaves.
leaf-scale noun: A scale on the stem of a plant that turns into a leaf.
leaf scar noun: A mark left on a branch or twig where a leaf has fallen off.
leaf scorch noun: A harmful browning of plant tissues, including leaf margins and tips, with numerous different causes.
leaf sewer noun /ˈliːf ˌsəʊə(ɹ)/: The moth Ancylis nubeculana.
leaf-shaped adjective: Having the shape of a leaf.
leaf sheath noun: A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.
leaf sheep noun: The sacoglossan sea slug Costasiella kuroshimae. It has green cerata across it's body and can indirectly perform photosynthesis via kleptoplasty.
leaf shutter noun: A shutter with a diaphragm, a number of thin blades that briefly uncover the camera aperture to make the exposure.
leaf sight noun: A hinged sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down.
leaf-silver noun: silver leaf
leaf spot noun: Alternative spelling of leaf spot.
leaf spring noun: Alternative spelling of leaf spring.
leaf-sprung adjective: Fitted with leaf springs.
leaf storm noun: A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.
leaf-tailed gecko noun: Any of 14 species of geckos in the genus Uroplatus found in Madagascar.
leaf through verb: To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.
leaf tier noun /ˈliːfˌtaɪ.ə/: Several moth species whose larvae live in a folded leaf held together by silk strands.
leaf trace noun: An extension of vascular tissue from a plant's stem into a nearby leaf, resulting in a leaf gap in the plant's stele.
leaf truck noun: A specialized vehicle, often a truck equipped with a vacuum system, used for collecting loose leaves from streets, sidewalks, and other areas.
leaf-turner noun: A device for turning the pages of sheet music while a musician is sight reading.
leaf turtle noun: An Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata).
leaf valve noun: A valve which moves on a hinge.
leaf vegetable noun: The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.
leaf warbler noun: Alternative spelling of leaf warbler.
leaf wasp noun: Synonym of sawfly (Symphyta spp.)
leaf-worm noun: Alternative spelling of leafworm.
leafage noun: The leaves of plants collectively; foliage.
leafbase noun: The base of a leaf, where it joins the stem.
leafbearing adjective: That bears leaves.
leafbird noun: Any of the genus Chloropsis of small passerine birds, native to India and southeast Asia.
leafblower noun: Alternative form of leaf blower.
leafblowing noun: The removal of leaves using a leaf blower.
leafbud noun: Alternative form of leaf bud.
leafburst noun: The eruption of a new leaf through the underlying tissue
leafcasting noun: A means of strengthening paper so as to preserve it, covering existing pieces of weak paper with stronger sheets using mechanical equipment.
leafcup noun: A coarse American composite weed, Smallanthus uvedalia.
leafcutter noun: Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.
leafcutter ant noun: Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter ant.
leafcutter bee noun: Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter bee.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.