English words: lecherer to left-about

300 English words, part 24 of 76 of the words starting with L, A to Z. 35 have a page of their own.

English words lecherer to left-about

lecherer noun: A lecher.
lecherous adjective /ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/: Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
lecherously adverb: In a lecherous manner; characteristic of a lecher.
lecherousness noun: The property of being lecherous.
lechery noun /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/: Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.
lechi noun: A pole used in demarcating an eruv.
Lechish adjective: Of or relating to a language family including Polish and all the Slavonic languages except Lusatian Wendish.
Lechite noun /ˈlɛxaɪt/: A member of certain West Slavic peoples, including the ancestors of modern Poles, Silesians and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians, speakers of the...
Lechitic adjective: Of or pertaining to the language group including Polish, Kashubian and Polabian.
Lechito- prefix: Lechia, Lechite.
Lechlade proper noun /ˈlɛt͡ʃˌleɪd/: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SU2199).
Lechner proper noun: A surname.
lechon noun: a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig
lechonera noun: A Latin American restaurant selling roasted pork.
Lechuga proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
lechuguilla noun: Agave lechuguilla, an agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert.
lechwe noun /ˈlɛt͡ʃweɪ/: Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.
lechy adjective /ˈlɛt͡ʃi/: Like a lech; lecherous, tawdrily lustful.
lecideaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Lecideaceae of cockleshell lichens.
lecideine adjective: Similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.
lecideoid adjective: Relating to lichens of the genus Lecidella
lecidiene adjective: Lacking a margin around the thallus, or having a margin made of the excipulum itself (of the apothecium)
lecinoxoid noun: An oxidised form of lecithin
lecirelin noun: A synthetic nonapeptide that is used as a veterinary drug
lecithal adjective: Having or relating to a yolk.
lecithality noun: The property of having a yolk.
lecithin noun /ˈlɛs.ə.θɪn/: The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell...
lecithinase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
lecithinate verb: To add lecithin to.
lecithocerid noun: Any moth in the family Lecithoceridae.
lecithodendriid noun: Any trematode of the family Lecithodendriidae
lecithotroph noun: Any lecithotrophic organism
lecithotrophic adjective: That feeds on egg yolks
lecithotrophically adverb: By means of lecithotrophy
lecithotrophy noun: A form of development in which the embryo receives no nutrition other than the yolk originally contained within its egg.
Leck proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Ireby with Leck Parish Council) in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6476).
lecker adjective: Alternative form of lekker.
Leckey proper noun: A surname.
Leckhampton proper noun: A suburb in Leckhampton with Warden Hill parish, Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9419).
Leckie proper noun: A surname.
lecky noun /ˈlɛki/: Electricity.
Leclair proper noun: A surname from French.
Leclaire proper noun: A surname.
Leclanché cell noun: A battery (invented and patented in 1866) with an ammonium chloride electrolyte, a carbon cathode, a manganese dioxide depolarizer, and a zinc anode; a...
Leclerc proper noun: A surname from French.
Leclere proper noun: A surname from French.
Lecompte proper noun: A surname.
Lecompton proper noun: A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Leconfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0143).
leconotide noun: A peptide isolated from the venom of Conus catus, under investigation as an analgesic drug.
Leconte proper noun: A surname.
LeConte's bunting noun: Synonym of LeConte's sparrow.
LeConte's sparrow noun: Ammospiza leconteii, a small New World sparrow.
lecontite noun: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
lecotropal adjective: Shaped like a horseshoe.
lecozotan noun: An investigational drug for improvement of cognitive functions of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Lecroy proper noun: A surname.
lect noun, suffix /lɛkt/: A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.
lectal adjective: Of or relating to a lect.
lectern noun /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/: A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
lectic adjective: Pertaining to a generalization of alphabetical order applied to sets such that, for each pair of sets, their relative ordering is the order obtained if you...
lectica noun: A kind of Roman litter, typically with bedding, curtains, and four legs.
lectical adjective /ˈlɛktɪk(ə)l/: Of or relating to speech, words, or learning.
lectically adverb: Pertaining to lectic set properties.
lectican noun: Any of a family of proteoglycans that are components of the extracellular matrix.
lectin noun /ˈlɛktɪn/: Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
lectinic adjective: Relating to or composed of lectins.
lectinlike adjective: Resembling lectin
lectinochemical adjective: Relating to chemical properties of lectins
lectinological adjective /ˌlɛktɪnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/: Relating to lectinology.
lectinologist noun /ˌlɛktɪˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/: One who studies lectinology.
lectinology noun: The study of lectins
lectinolysin noun: A cytolysin that attacks a terminal lectin domain
lectio difficilior noun: The more difficult reading, held to be the more likely when faced with two manuscripts that disagree on a particular reading, according to the principle of...
lection noun /ˈlɛkʃən/: The act of reading.
lectional adjective: Of or relating to a lection.
lectionary noun: A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.
lectisternium noun: An ancient "feast of the gods", at which images of the gods were set on couches around a feast table.
lectological adjective: Of or relating to lectology.
lectology noun: The study of lects.
lector noun, verb /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)/: A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.
lectorate noun: A lectorship.
lectorial adjective: Of or pertaining to a lecture; didactic.
lectorship noun: The role or post of a lector.
lectosign noun /ˈlɛktoʊˌsaɪn/: In the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze, a lectosign is an image that must be read as much as it is seen or heard. Deleuze introduced this concept in his...
lectostratotype noun: A stratotype used to describe a stratigraphic unit that does not already have a sufficient holostratotype.
lectotype noun: A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did...
lectotypic adjective: Relating to a lectotype.
lectotypification noun: The process, or the result of lectotypifying
lectotypify verb: To identify and document a lectotype
lectress noun: A female lector.
lectual adjective: Confining a person to bed.
lecture noun, verb /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/: A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
lecture bottle noun: A type of cylinder used to store compressed gas.
lecture hall noun: A lecture theatre.
lecture theatre noun: A room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor, used to hold lectures.
lecturee noun: One who listens to a lecture.
lecturelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a lecture.
lecturer noun /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/: A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
lecturership noun: The rank or position of lecturer.
lectureship noun: A position as a lecturer.
lecturesome adjective: Characterised or marked by lecturing
lecturess noun: A female lecturer.
lecturette noun: A short lecture.
lecturin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of lecturing.
lecturing noun, verb: The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
lecturise verb: Alternative form of lecturize.
lecturize verb: To lecture or preach; to hold forth.
lecturous adjective: That has the qualities of a lecture.
lecudinid noun: Any parasitic alveolate of the family Lecudinidae
lecus noun: A corm.
lecythidaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts.
lecythiform adjective: shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
lecythion noun: Alternative form of lekythion.
lecythus noun: Alternative form of lekythos.
led adjective, noun, verb /ɛl.iːˈdiː/: Initialism of light-emitting diode.
LED analyser noun: Any of several devices used to measure the light intensity and spectrum of LEDs
led captain noun: An obsequious sidekick
led horse noun: A spare horse being led by a servant or attendant.
Leda proper noun /ˈliːdə/: The wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen, Clytemnestra and Castor and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of a seduction by Zeus in the guise of a swan
Ledaean adjective: Of or relating to the mythological Leda.
ledazerol noun: A vasodilator.
Ledbetter proper noun: A surname. Variant of Leadbeater.
Ledbury proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO7137).
LEDC noun: Initialism of less economically developed country.
ledden noun: Alternative form of leden.
Ledderhose's disease noun: plantar fibromatosis
leddy noun: Pronunciation spelling of lady.
lede adjective, noun /liːd/: A man; a person.
lede to kum phrase: A placeholder for ‘lead to come’, spelled this way so it is not inadvertently thought to be part of the article.
Ledean adjective /ˈliːdiən/: Of or relating to the queen Leda in Greek mythology.
ledeburite noun: a mixture of 4.3% carbon in iron
Ledecky proper noun: A surname from the Slavic languages.
leden noun: Language; speech.
ledene noun: The tricyclic hydrocarbon 3,3,7,11-tetramethyltricyclo[6.3.0.0^(2.4)]undec-7-ene
Lederer proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
lederhosed adjective: Alternative form of lederhosened.
lederhosen noun /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/: A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.
lederhosened adjective: Wearing lederhosen.
Lederman proper noun: A surname.
Ledesma proper noun: A surname.
Ledet proper noun: A surname.
Ledezma proper noun: A surname.
Ledford proper noun: A surname.
ledge noun, verb /lɛd͡ʒ/: A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
ledgebag noun: Synonym of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
ledged adjective: Having a ledge or ledges.
ledgeless adjective: Without a ledge.
ledgement noun: Alternative form of ledgment.
ledger noun, verb /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/: A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
ledger art noun: Synonym of ledger drawing.
ledger bait noun: Fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc.
ledger board noun: Any of a series of horizontal boards, joined by vertical supports, but especially the topmost rail of a fence or balustrade
ledger drawing noun: A narrative drawing or painting on paper or cloth, as executed by Native Americans, principally of the Great Plains.
ledger line noun: A fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; a ligger.
ledger paper noun: A type of strong writing paper of medium to heavy durability with favorable erasing quality that is used in business ledgers and record books.
ledger wall noun: The wall built under a vein
ledgerman noun: A person in charge of a ledger (book of records or accounts).
Ledgerwood proper noun: A surname.
ledgestone noun /ˈlɛdʒstəʊn/: A type of building or decorative stone veneer consisting of thin, flat, rectangular pieces of natural or manufactured stone, typically stacked in horizontal...
ledginess noun: The state or condition of being ledgy.
ledging noun: The act or process of creating or developing a ledge (in mining, building, etc), or the ledge so created.
ledgment noun: A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
ledgy adjective /ˈlɛdʒi/: Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef.
Ledhead noun: A fan of the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
Ledian adjective /ˈliːdiən/: Alternative form of Ledean.
ledienoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
ledikeni noun: A fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.
Ledin proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
Ledingham proper noun: A surname.
ledipasvir noun: A particular drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.
Ledley proper noun: A surname.
ledmorite noun: A coarse-grained nepheline syenite characteristic of the Ledmore river in Scotland
Ledo proper noun: A surname.
Ledoux proper noun: A surname from French.
ledoyom noun: Intermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation, creating esker-like...
Ledru proper noun: A surname from French.
LEDs noun: LED strip lights
Ledu proper noun: A district of Haidong, Qinghai, China.
Leduc proper noun /ləˈduk/: A surname from French.
ledum noun: Any plant of the genus Ledum.
ledung noun: Alternative form of lething.
Ledwith proper noun: A surname.
Ledyard proper noun /ˈlɛd͡ʒɜɹd/: A surname.
lee adjective, noun /liː/: A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
Lee-Boot effect noun: A phenomenon concerning the suppression or prolongation of estrous cycles of mature female mice (and other rodents), when females are housed in groups and...
lee cloth noun: A cloth set up at the edge of a bunk to prevent the occupant from falling out in rough weather.
Lee-Enfield noun: Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”).
lee gage noun: Alternative spelling of lee gauge.
lee gauge noun: The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery.
lee-ho interjection: Used by the helm to announce that the vessel is tacking.
lee shore noun: A shore towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being driven.
leeangle noun /liˈæŋɡəl/: A heavy club, with a sharp point at right-angles at its end, once used by Australian Aborigines
leeboard noun: A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
leech noun, verb /ˈliːt͡ʃ/: A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
leech-finger noun: The finger next to the little finger; ring-finger.
Leech lattice noun: An even unimodular lattice Λ₂₄ in 24-dimensional Euclidean space, which is one of the best models for the problem of finding the maximum possible kissing...
leech line noun: A line for tightening the leech of a triangular mainsail to prevent it from fluttering.
leechbook noun: A medical text of the Anglo-Saxon era; a compilation of medicinal cures and remedies used by leeches.
leechcraft noun: The art or practice of healing or medicine.
leechdom noun: A medicine; remedy.
leechee noun: Alternative form of litchi.
leecher noun /ˈliːt͡ʃəː/: One who leeches; a physician.
leechery noun: The work of a horse-leech; veterinary medicine dealing with horses.
leechfinger noun: Alternative form of leech-finger.
leechiness noun: The state, quality, or condition of being leechy ("parasitic")
leeching noun, verb: A medical treatment using leeches.
leechless adjective: Without leeches.
leechlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.
leechline noun: A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
leechy adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of a leech.
leed noun /liːd/: Language; tongue.
Leedham proper noun /ˈliːdəm/: A surname.
Leedom proper noun: A surname.
Leedy proper noun: A surname.
leefang noun: A rope through the clew of a jib, holding it amidships while lacing on the bonnet.
leeftail adjective: High in demand; quickly sold.
leek noun /liːk/: A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
leek-green adjective: Having a light green colour as that of the top part of a leek.
leek moth noun: A small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.
leek orchid noun: Any orchid of the genus Prasophyllum.
leekish adjective /ˈliːkɪʃ/: Resembling a leek, especially in colour.
leeklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a leek.
leeky adjective /ˈliːki/: Like or resembling a leek or leeks; leekish.
Leela proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India, a spelling variant of Lila.
Leelanau proper noun: A peninsula in Michigan, United States.
leem noun: Alternative form of leam.
Leeman proper noun: A surname.
Leeming proper noun: A surname.
Leen proper noun: A surname.
LEEP noun: Abbreviation of loop electrical (or electrosurgical) excision procedure.
Leeper proper noun: A surname.
leer adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɪə̯/: To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
leere noun: A tape or braid; an ornament.
leerer noun: One who leers.
leerfish noun: The marine fish Lichia amia.
leerie noun: a lamplighter
leerily adverb /ˈlɪəɹɪli/: In a leery manner.
leeriness noun: The property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness.
leeringly adverb: In a leering manner.
leerish adjective: Leering; sly or lecherous.
leerness noun: The quality of being leer; lack; emptiness; dullness.
leeroy verb /ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/: Alternative letter-case form of leeroy.
leery adjective /ˈlɪəɹi/: Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
lees noun /liːz/: The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
Leesburg proper noun: A town in Alabama.
leese verb /liːz/: To lose.
leeside noun: The side of something that provides the most shelter from some prevailing force such as wind, rain, waves, etc.
leesome adjective: Alternative form of liefsome.
Leeson proper noun /ˈliː.sən/: A surname originating as a matronymic.
Leesville proper noun: An unincorporated community in Colusa County, California, United States.
leesy adjective /ˈliː.zi/: Rich in a way that indicates, and results from, long contact with lees.
leet adjective, noun /liːt/: A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
Leete proper noun: A surname.
leetle adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of little, small.
leetman noun: One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.
leetness noun: The quality of being leet or elite: excellence, superiority, or skill.
Leeton proper noun: A town in the Riverina region, New South Wales, named after Charles Alfred Lee.
leetspeak noun /ˈliːt.spiːk/: A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions.
leetspeek noun: Alternative spelling of leetspeak.
Leeuwarden proper noun /ˈleɪwɑɹdən/: A city and capital of Friesland, Netherlands.
leeuwendaalder noun: A silver coin minted from 1575 by the rebelling Dutch provinces and subsequently the Dutch Republic with a nominal value varying between 32 and 42 stivers,...
Leeuwenhoekian adjective: Of or relating to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Dutch microbiologist and microscopist.
leeward adjective, adverb /ˈliːwəd/: On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
Leeward Islander noun: A person from the Leeward Islands.
leewardly adverb: In a leeward direction.
leewardness noun: Quality of being leeward.
leewards adverb: Synonym of leeward.
leeway noun [ˈliːˌweɪ]: The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
Leeza proper noun: A female given name.
lefamulin noun: A particular antibiotic
Lefebre proper noun: A surname.
Lefebvre proper noun: A surname from French.
Lefebvrian adjective: Of or relating to Henri Lefebvre (1901–1991), French Marxist philosopher and sociologist.
Lefebvrism noun: The traditionalist doctrine of Marcel Lefebvre and his followers.
Lefebvrite noun: A Lefebvrist.
lefetamine noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
Lefever proper noun: A surname.
Lefevre proper noun: A surname from French. (Smith)
Leff proper noun: A surname.
Lefferts proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Leffingwell proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Leffler proper noun: A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.
Lefkada proper noun /lɛfˈkɑːdə/: An island of the Ionian Islands, Greece.
lefkasbestos noun: Synonym of chrysotile.
Lefkowitz proper noun: A surname.
Lefler proper noun: A surname.
LeFlore proper noun: A surname.
leflunomide noun /ləˈfluː.nəˌmaɪd/: An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.
lefluonamide noun: Alternative form of leflunomide.
Lefort proper noun: A surname from French.
Lefortian adjective: Of or relating to Claude Lefort (1924–2010), French philosopher and activist.
lefradafiban noun: An antiplatelet drug.
Lefroy proper noun: A locality in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
lefsa noun: Alternative form of lefse.
Lefschetz proper noun: A surname.
lefse noun /ˈlɛfsə/: A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle.
lefse plant noun: Synonym of money plant (“Pilea peperomioides”).
left adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈlɛft/: Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite...
left-about noun: A 180-degree turn towards the left (especially of troops)

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.