English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 131 of 329

lessenestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of lessen

lessenethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lessen

Lessepsname

A surname from French.

Lessepsianadj

Pertaining to the French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who designed the Suez Canal.

lesseradj

comparative form of little: more little

Lesser Armenianame

A region in the of upper reaches of Euphrates, northwest of Greater Armenia.

Lesser Asianame

Synonym of Asia Minor.

Lesser Britainname

Brittany

lesser clubmossnoun

Selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.

lesser evilismnoun

The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.

lesser evilistnoun

A proponent of lesser evilism.

lesser included offensenoun

A crime the elements of which coincide with the elements of a more serious crime, from which the prosecutor is therefore precluded from separately charging a criminal defendant.

lesser mortalnoun

A person of lower rank, station or ability.

Lesser Polandname

A historic region of Poland, stretching from Bielsko-Biała in the south-west to Siedlce in the north-east.

Lesser Poland Voivodeshipname

A voivodeship in southern Poland.

lesser roadrunnernoun

A bird native to Central America, Geococcyx velox.

lesser seal scriptnoun

Synonym of small seal script.

Lesser Slave Lakename

A lake in Alberta, Canada; one of the largest lakes in Alberta.

lesser spottedadj

Part of the name of some (often fictional) species of animal, used as a placeholder for some obscure species that is of little interest or importance.

lesser spotted woodpeckernoun

Any of species Dryobates minor of woodpeckers, principally of cooler regions of Eurasia.

Lesser Sundasname

An archipelago in Indonesia, composed of number of islands, including Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and Timor.

lesser-knownadj

Not as well-known or widely known as others of the same kind.

lessernessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being lesser.

lessesnoun

animal dung

lessgophrase

Pronunciation spelling of let's go.

Lessingname

A surname from German.

Lessingianadj

Of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.

lessnessnoun

The state or condition of being less.

lessonverb

To instruct to teach.

lesson plannoun

A teacher's document used to plan a lesson.

lessonernoun

A teacher.

lessoniaceousadj

Belonging to the family Lessoniaceae.

lessoningnoun

instruction; tuition

lessonlessadj

Without a lesson.

lessonsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lesson

lessornoun

The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

lestconj

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

lest we forgetintj

Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.

Lestername

A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.

lestobioticadj

Surviving by covertly stealing food.

Lestrygoniannoun

Alternative form of Laestrygonian.

lesukitenoun

An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Lesuthname

Alternative form of Lesath.

Lesvianadj

Relating to the island of Lesvos (Lesbos) in Greece.

Lesviotadj

Relating to the island of Lesvos (Lesbos) in Greece.

Lesvoniannoun

a native of Lesbos

Lesvosname

Alternative spelling of Lesbos.

Leszczynskiname

A surname from Polish.

Lesznoname

A city in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

letverb

To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

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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 131. 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.

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