English words: leafcutting to least common multiple

300 English words, part 22 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 42 have a page of their own.

English words leafcutting to least common multiple

leafcutting adjective: Alternative spelling of leaf-cutting.
leafdom noun: Leaves generally; leafy places.
leafeater noun: Any organism that consumes leaves.
leafed adjective, verb /liːft/: Having a leaf or leaves (of the specified kind).
leafen adjective: Formed in leaves.
leafer noun: One who leafs.
leafery noun: leaves; foliage
leafet noun: A small leaf
leaffall noun: The act or process of dropping leaves.
leaffish noun: A small South American freshwater fish of the family Polycentridae.
leafflower noun: The plant Phyllanthus urinaria
leaffolder noun: Any of various moths that fold leaves as they eat them
leafful adjective, noun: Alternative form of leaful.
leafhopper noun /ˈlifˌhɑ.pəɹ/: Any insect of the family Cicadellidae.
leafhopper assassin bug noun: Any member of the species Zelus renardii.
Leafield proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3115).
leafily adverb: In a leafy manner.
leafiness noun: The state or condition of being leafy.
leafing noun, verb /ˈliːfɪŋ/: The act of one who leafs through something.
leafit noun: A leaflet.
leafless adjective: Of plants or trees, without leaves.
leaflessness noun: The property of being leafless.
leaflet noun, verb /ˈliːflɪt/: One of the components of a compound leaf.
leafleteer noun: A person who writes, prints or distributes leaflets.
leafleteering noun: The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda.
leafleter noun: A person who distributes leaflets.
leafletless adjective: Lacking leaflets.
leafletter noun: Alternative form of leafleter.
leafletting noun, verb: A demonstration at which leaflets are distributed.
leaflike adjective: Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
leafling noun: A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
leaflitter noun: Alternative form of leaf litter
leaflove noun: Any of several songbirds of certain genera in family Pycnonotidae, the bulbul family.
leaflute noun: A leaf that is used to produce music by placing it in the mouth, curled up, and blowing.
leafmeal adverb, noun: One leaf at a time; leaf by leaf.
leafmine noun: Alternative form of leaf miner.
leafminer noun: Alternative spelling of leaf miner.
leafmining adjective: That functions as a leaf miner
leafmold noun: Alternative form of leaf mold.
leafmould noun: Alternative form of leaf mold.
leafness noun: The state or quality of being a leaf.
leafpile noun: A pile of leaves.
leafroll noun: A viral condition of certain plants, such as potato plants and grapevines, in which new leaves curl and become discoloured.
leafroller noun: Alternative spelling of leaf roller.
leafroller moth noun: Any of the family Tortricidae of leaf-eating moths.
leafscraper noun: Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
leafset noun: A cluster of leaves
leafsheath noun: Alternative form of leaf sheath.
leafsome adjective: Full of leaves, bearing leaves
leafspace noun: A topological space that is the quotient of a laminated or foliated manifold by identification of each leaf, and each closed complementary region, to a point.
leafspot noun: A round blemish on the leaf of a plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria.
leafspring noun: Alternative form of leaf spring.
leafstalk noun: The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.
leafstorm noun: Alternative spelling of leaf-storm.
leaftier noun: Alternative form of leaf tier.
leaftosser noun: Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
leaftruck noun: Alternative form of leaf truck.
leaful adjective: Full of faith; believing.
leafule noun: A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).
leafwing noun: Any butterfly of the subfamily Charaxinae.
leafwise adjective, adverb: In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.
leafwork noun: Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
leafworker noun: A bird of species Phyllergates cucullatus.
leafworm noun: A caterpillar, especially that eats the leaves of plants.
leafy adjective /ˈliːfi/: Covered with leaves.
leafy-fruited nightshade noun: Synonym of green nightshade (“Solanum sarrachoides”).
leafy goosefoot noun: A species of flowering plant in the amaranth family formerly used as leaf vegetable, Blitum virgatum, formerly Chenopodium foliosum.
leafy greens noun: Leaf vegetables.
leafy liverwort noun: Any of numerous species of liverwort plant belonging to the order Jungermanniales.
leafy sea dragon noun: A marine fish, Phycodurus eques, found in the southern and western coasts of Australia, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over its body, used...
leafy seadragon noun: Alternative form of leafy sea dragon.
leafy spurge noun: Euphorbia esula, a spurge native to Eurasia.
leafy-stemmed adjective: Having a stem with leaves attached to it.
leafy vegetable noun: Synonym of leaf vegetable
leafyness noun: Alternative spelling of leafiness.
league adjective, noun, verb /liːɡ/: A group or association of cooperating members.
League 1 noun: Alternative form of League One.
league cup noun: A single-elimination tournament for which entry is restricted only to teams in the top national league or leagues.
league football noun: football in the professional leagues
League One noun: the EFL League One (the third-highest division of English football)
league table noun: A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and...
League Two noun: the EFL League Two (the fourth-highest division of English football)
leaguelong adjective: Of a league in length.
leaguer noun, verb: A siege.
leaguerer noun /ˈliːɡəɹə(ɹ)/: A besieger.
leaguewide adjective, adverb: Throughout a given league
leaguist adjective, noun /ˈliːɡɪst/: A member or supporter of a league.
Leah proper noun /ˈliːə/: The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.
Leahey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Leahy proper noun /ˈliːhi/: A surname from Irish.
leak adjective, noun, verb /liːk/: A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
leak like a sieve verb: To be very leaky.
leak out verb: To spill or pour out, because of a leak.
leak-proof adjective: Alternative spelling of leakproof.
leakable adjective: Able to leak or to be leaked.
leakage noun /ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/: An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
leakage current noun: The current that flows through the grounding to earth.
leakance noun: A measure of leakage, typically as a result if imperfect insulation
Leake proper noun: A surname.
leaked adjective, verb /liːkt/: Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.
leakee noun: One about whom information is leaked.
leakeite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
leaker noun: Somebody who leaks information.
Leakes proper noun: A surname.
Leakey proper noun: A surname.
leakguard noun: Anything that prevents leaks.
leakily adverb: In a leaky way.
leakin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of leaking.
leakiness noun: The property of being leaky.
leaking noun, verb /ˈliːkɪŋ/: The act by which something leaks.
leakless adjective: Without leaks.
leaklessness noun: Absence of leaks.
leakproof adjective, verb /ˈliːkpɹuf/: Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
leakproofness noun: The quality of being leakproof.
leaktivism noun: Activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.
leaktivist noun: Someone who advocates for a political cause by leaking secret information to the public; a person who practices leaktivism.
leaky adjective /ˈliːki/: Having leaks; not fully sealed.
leaky abstraction noun: An abstraction that undesirably exposes details and limitations of its underlying implementation.
leaky brain syndrome noun: A condition where the blood-brain barrier becomes more permeable than normal, allowing harmful substances to enter the brain.
leaky bucket noun: A counter or variable that is incremented whenever an event of interest occurs, and also periodically decremented; used in algorithms to check whether...
leaky gut syndrome noun: A supposed medical condition where an altered or damaged bowel lining or gut wall allows substances such as toxins, microbes, undigested food, or waste to...
leaky rectified linear unit noun: A variation of the rectified linear unit, defined as f(x)=x when x≥0 and f(x)=αx for some small α, e.g. 0.01, when x<0.
leaky weir noun: a simple permeable structure of logs, rocks, and vegetation, placed across a watercourse to slow the water flow and prevent erosion and runoff.
leal adjective /liːl/: Loyal, honest.
leally adverb: Loyally.
lealness noun: The quality of being leal; loyalty.
lealty noun: loyalty, fealty
leam noun, verb /liːm/: To gleam; shine; glow.
leaman noun: Alternative form of leman.
Leamer proper noun: A surname from German.
Leamington proper noun: Leamington Spa or Royal Leamington Spa, a health resort in Warwickshire, England.
Leamon proper noun: A surname.
Leamy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
lean adjective, noun, verb /ˈliːn/: To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
lean and mean adjective: efficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective
lean-back adjective, noun: Enjoyed passively by the spectator, user, etc.
lean burn adjective: Of or relating to the burning of fuel with an excess of air in an internal combustion engine.
lean client noun: Synonym of thin client.
lean finely textured beef noun: A meat byproduct produced from otherwise unusable material such as skin and connective, spinal, and digestive tissues by heating and then mixing with...
lean in verb: To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.
lean into verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, into.
lean manufacturing noun: A management system based on producing only what is needed, when it is needed; correcting abnormalities as soon as they occur; and empowering workers to...
lean nitrogen oxide trap noun: A device that adsorbs nitrogen oxides produced by a lean-burn engine, such as a diesel.
lean on verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, on.
lean over backwards verb: Synonym of bend over backwards.
lean thinking noun: A methodology focused on maximizing customer value while minimizing waste through continuous improvement.
lean-to noun /ˈliːnˌtuː/: A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.
lean towards verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.
lean-witted adjective: Lacking in intelligence or shrewdness.
Leana proper noun: A female given name.
leanback noun: A seat back formed by a frame made of flexible twigs and covered by a hide or blanket.
leanchoiliid noun: Any extinct arthropod of the family †Leanchoiliidae
Leander proper noun /liˈændɚ/: The lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
leaner adjective, noun: One who leans, or inclines toward something.
leanin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of leaning.
leaning noun, verb /ˈliːnɪŋ/: A tendency or propensity.
leaning board noun: An item of furniture like a flat bench, but positioned at a vertical diagonal, and often with attached arm-rests. Popularized in the early era of Hollywood...
leaning toothpick syndrome noun: The situation in which a quoted string expression becomes difficult to read because it contains a large number of escape characters, usually backslashes, to...
leaning tower illusion noun: An optical illusion where, given a pair of identical images of an object rising in perspective, the one on the right appears to be leaning more.
leaningly adverb: With a leaning motion or posture.
leanish adjective /ˈliːnɪʃ/: Somewhat lean.
leanly adverb: In a lean way.
Leann proper noun: A female given name.
Leanna proper noun: A female given name.
Leanne proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee Ann.
leanness noun /ˈliːnnəs/: The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
leans noun, verb /liːnz/: A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes themselves to be in a bank when they are actually wings-level, or vice-versa, often...
leansome adjective: Characterised or marked by leanness; thin
leanto noun: Alternative form of lean-to.
leany adjective /ˈliːni/: lean
leap adjective, noun, verb /ˈliːp/: To jump.
leap ahead verb: To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.
leap at verb: Synonym of jump at.
leap day noun /liːp deɪ/: An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every...
leap down someone's throat verb: Alternative form of jump down someone's throat.
leap for joy verb: Alternative form of jump for joy.
leap frog noun, verb: Alternative form of leapfrog.
leap in the dark noun: An act or attempt without any idea about what the result will be and that commits the chooser to consequences that matter.
leap into action verb: to begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly.
leap month noun: In the Jewish calendar or other lunisolar calendars, an extra month added to the usual 12 months because the solar year is slightly longer than 12 lunar months.
leap of faith noun: The act of believing in something despite a lack of proof of its truth or existence, or the attempt of something without being sure of its possible outcome.
leap out verb: To stand in stark contrast to something; to be immediately noticeable or apparent.
leap second noun: A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.
leap smear noun: The act of smearing the length of one second around the day of the implementation of a leap second (so as to prevent clocks being required to show...
leap smearing noun: The handling of a leap second by gradually distorting hours of surrounding time, rather than changing the system clock by a whole second at once.
leap through hoops verb: Alternative form of jump through hoops.
leap to mind verb: To appear suddenly in one's thoughts.
leap up verb: To quickly stand up
leap week noun: In the calendar reform, a week added to usual 52, such that every year starts on the same day
leap year noun /ˈliːp ˌjɪə/: A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra...
leapable adjective: That can be crossed by leaping
leaper noun: One who leaps.
leapfrog noun, verb /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/: A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game...
leapfrogger noun: One who leapfrogs.
leapfrogging noun, verb: The act of one who leapfrogs.
leapful adjective: Full of leaps: requiring one to leap or making many leaps.
leapin' lizards interjection: Used to express shock or dismay.
leaping dandruff noun: Synonym of louse (“insect”).
leaping house noun: A brothel.
leaping lizards interjection: A cry of amazement.
leapingly adverb: With a leaping motion; in bounds.
leapling noun /ˈliplɪŋ/: Someone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.
leaps noun /liːps/: Acronym of long-term equity anticipation securities.
leaps and bounds adverb, noun: Dramatic improvements.
leapyear noun: Alternative form of leap year.
lear noun, verb /ˈlɪɹ/: Something learned; a lesson.
Leard proper noun: A surname.
Learesque adjective: Reminiscent of William Shakespeare's King Lear.
Learian adjective: Of or relating to William Shakespeare's King Lear.
learily adverb: Alternative spelling of leerily.
Learlike adjective: Resembling the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearean play King Lear.
Learmonth proper noun: A surname.
learn noun, verb /lɜːn/: To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
learn Arabic verb: Alternative form of learn Chinese (“to transfer out of a major professional league”)
learn Chinese verb: To quit or transfer from a major professional sports league, suggesting a player does not deserve their current place.
learn from experience verb: Synonym of learn the hard way.
learn one's lesson verb: To learn to avoid repeating a mistake.
learn one's place verb: To be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.
learn the ropes verb /ˈlɜːn ðə ˈɹəʊps/: To learn the basics or master introductory knowledge.
learn to walk before one can run verb: To learn how to perform simple tasks before one can perform a more complicated task.
learnability noun: The condition of being learnable.
learnable adjective, noun: That can be learned.
learned adjective, verb /ˈlɜːnɪd/: Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
learned borrowing noun /ˌlɜːnɪd ˈbɒ.ɹəʊ.ɪŋ/: A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another purposely instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a...
learned helplessness noun /ˈlɝnd ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/: A psychological state arising after an individual is repeatedly exposed to uncontrollable negative events, leading them to perceive their actions as...
learned loan noun: Synonym of learned borrowing
learned loanword noun: Synonym of learned borrowing
learned member noun: A professor who is highly educated and well-versed in their academic discipline.
learned profession noun: The profession of divinity, medicine, or law.
learned society noun: An organization that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines.
learned treatise noun: A text that is sufficiently well received in its field that it may overcome a hearsay objection and be admitted into evidence in a court of law.
learnedism noun /ˈlɜːnɪdɪzəm/: A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition.
learnedly adverb: In an educated and knowledgeable manner.
learnedness noun: The quality of being learned.
learner noun /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/: One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
learner permit noun: Alternative form of learner's permit.
learner's noun: Ellipsis of learner's permit.
learner's license noun: Synonym of learner's permit.
learner's permit noun: A restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive, but has not yet satisfied the requirement to obtain a driver's license.
learnership noun: A work-based learning program that sometimes leads to some form of formal recognition of acquired skills; a scholarship.
learnfare noun: A welfare system in which a person must attend college etc. in order to receive payment.
learnin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of learning.
learning noun, verb /ˈlɝnɪŋ/: An act in which something is learned.
learning by teaching noun: An instructional approach wherein students learn a subject by actively preparing and delivering lessons to their peers.
learning content management system noun: A software system for the creation, management and transfer of learning content.
learning curve noun: A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.
learning diffculty noun: Any medically recognized condition (as opposed to a disease) that inhibits a person's ability to function in the world.
learning difference noun: A learning disability.
learning difficulty noun: A learning disability.
learning disability noun: A disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner.
learning-disabled adjective: Having a condition that impedes learning.
learning-knight noun: One disciplined and devoted to learning; a student or disciple.
learning objective noun: Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction
learning permit noun: Synonym of learner's permit.
learning season noun: Any time or occasion suitable or natural for gaining understanding, values, wisdom, knowledge, or skill.
learning society noun: An educational philosophy that views education as vital for a nation’s economic growth.
learning streak noun: A series of mistakes, sometimes also with successes, that help to educate a person
learningless adjective: Devoid of learning; uneducated or uninstructive.
learnless adjective: Uneducated, educationless, bookless.
learnling noun: One who learns; pupil; student; apprentice
learnset noun: The set of moves that a character can learn.
learny adjective: Involving or characterized by learning.
Learoyd proper noun: A surname.
leary adjective: Alternative spelling of leery.
Leary biscuit noun: A snack consisting of cheese and a marijuana bud on a cracker, briefly microwaved.
Learyesque adjective: Of or relating to Timothy Leary (1920–1996), American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of psychedelic drugs.
leasable adjective: Able to be leased.
lease noun, verb /liːs/: An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
lease for lives noun: A kind of lease for a term of years determinable, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, which typically named three individuals – the "lives" – and...
lease-lend noun: Synonym of lend-lease.
lease line noun: The limit of the tenant space, either physically demarcated (by a demising partition or demising wall) or imaginary, controlled by the tenant of a leased,...
lease out verb: To lease; to let (property, as a landlord)
lease provider noun: Synonym of landlord (“a person that leases real property; a lessor”)
leaseability noun: The characteristic of being leaseable; the ability to be rented for a set term in order to yield profit.
leaseable adjective: Able to be or worthy of realistically being leased especially in regards to yielding profit; aesthetically pleasing or desirable.
leaseback noun: A property transaction where a party sells something, then leases it from the purchaser. The seller is released from tax, depreciation, and maintenance...
leased adjective, verb /liːst/: Transferred under the terms of a lease.
leasee noun: A person who leases something from a lessor; lessee.
leasehand noun: An entry-level worker on an oil rig, responsible for general labour and maintenance.
leasehold adjective, noun: Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or tenant.
leaseholder noun: A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.
leaseholding adjective, noun: Holding a lease; having the status of leaseholder.
leaseless adjective: Without a lease.
leasemonger noun: One who leases property at extortionate rates.
leaser noun /ˈliːsə/: One who leases or gleans; lessor.
leash noun, verb /liːʃ/: A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
leashed adjective, verb /liːʃt/: Having a leash of a specified color.
leashless adjective: Without a leash.
leashlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a leash.
leasing noun, verb /ˈliːzɪŋ/: A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
Leask proper noun: A surname.
Leason proper noun /ˈliː.sən/: A surname.
leasow noun, verb /ˈliːzəʊ/: (Green) land as opposed to flood or desert; a pasture.
leasowe noun, verb: Alternative form of leasow.
least adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, prepositional phrase, pronoun /liːst/: Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest, smallest.
least auklet noun: Aethia pusilla, a small auk.
least bittern noun: Ixobrychus exilis, a small heron found in the Americas.
least boobook noun: A small species of boobook owl, Ninox sumbaensis, of Sumba Island in the Lesser Sundas.
least common denominator noun: Synonym of lowest common denominator.
least common multiple noun: The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.

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.