English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 130 of 329

Leshchenkoname

A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Лещенко (Leščenko).

leshynoun

A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.

Lesianame

A diminutive of the female given name Olesya of Russian and Ukrainian usage.

Lesiakname

A surname from Polish.

Lesieurname

A surname from French.

Lesinskiname

A surname.

lesionnoun

A wound or injury.

lesionaladj

Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by lesions

lesionectomynoun

Surgical resection of a lesion, usually as a treatment for epilepsy.

lesionlessadj

Without lesions.

lesionlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a lesion.

Lesivkaname

A village in Stari Bohorodchany rural hromada, Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Lesjaverkname

A village in Lesja municipality, Innlandet county, Norway.

lesknoun

The loin; flank.

Lesk algorithmname

A classical algorithm that disambiguates word senses by comparing dictionary definitions of an ambiguous word with its surrounding context.

Leskinname

A surname from Russian.

Leskovianadj

Of or relating to Nikolai Leskov (1831–1895), Russian novelist.

Lesleyname

A Scottish surname.

Lesliename

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Leslie Countyname

One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Hyden.

Lesniakname

A surname.

Lesnickname

A surname from Polish.

Lesnikname

A surname.

lesogaberannoun

An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Lesothanadj

Of or relating to Lesotho.

Lesothoname

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho. Capital: Maseru.

Lesothoanadj

Alternative form of Lesothan.

lespedezanoun

Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush clover.

Lespeziname

A village in Hârtiești, Argeș County, Romania.

lesploitationnoun

Alternative spelling of lezploitation.

lesquerolic acidnoun

A hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods).

Lesquinname

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

lessadv

comparative degree of little

less and lessdet

increasingly less

less is a borephrase

Less of something is not necessarily more appropriate or optimal.

less is moreproverb

That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality.

less soadj

Contextual comparative. Modifies another adjective (to which the "so" is a direct anaphoric reference), indicating a lesser degree of the quality in question.

less thanadj

Inferior in consideration, rank, or importance.

less than no timenoun

An extremely short time.

less than nothingphrase

Absolutely nothing at all.

less than threenoun

Synonym of <3

less'nconj

Unless.

less-lethaladj

Synonym of non-lethal.

less-than-stellaradj

Mediocre; not satisfactory; not very good, poor; not meeting standards or expectations.

Lessardname

A surname from French.

lesseenoun

An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.

lesseeshipnoun

The status or role of lessee.

lessenverb

To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

lessenableadj

Able to be made less.

lessenernoun

One who, or that which, lessens.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 130. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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