English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 90 of 329

leader boardnoun

Alternative form of leaderboard.

leaderboardnoun

A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition.

leaderenenoun

A female leader (especially an autocratic one)

leaderessnoun

A female leader.

leaderettenoun

A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.

leaderfagnoun

A person, especially a member of the hacktivist group Anonymous, who acts bossy or unilaterally declares themselves to be in control of something.

Leaderfootname

A hamlet east of Melrose, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5734).

leaderfuladj

Typical of, or befitting, a leader; capable of leading a project or a team.

leaderinenoun

Alternative form of leaderene.

leaderishadj

Like a leader; leaderlike.

leaderismnoun

A political policy directed at the affirmation of one person in the role of indisputable or infallible leader.

leaderistadj

Pertaining to leaderism.

leaderlessadj

Without a person providing direction.

leaderlesslyadv

Without a leader.

leaderlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being leaderless.

leaderlikeadj

Indicating or characteristic of a leader

leaderlyadj

Befitting a leader.

leadermannoun

a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descent

leadersnoun

plural of leader

Leaders of the Oppositionnoun

plural of Leader of the Opposition

leadershipnoun

The capacity of someone to lead others.

leadership spillnoun

A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant and open for re-election.

leadestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of lead

leadethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of lead

leadfieldnoun

An area where lead ore is mined

leadfootnoun

One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often.

leadfootedadj

Clumsy.

leadfreeadj

Alternative spelling of lead-free.

leadhandnoun

A supervising worker.

leadhillitenoun

A soft lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral.

leadholdernoun

A simple mechanical pencil that uses individual leads that eventually need replacing.

leadinessnoun

The quality of being leady.

leadingverb

present participle and gerund of lead

leading casenoun

A reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.

leading edgenoun

The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.

leading lightnoun

An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.

leading mannoun

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 questionnoun

A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.

leading reinnoun

A rein used to lead an animal (especially a horse) when there is no rider, or when the rider is young or inexperienced.

leading stringsnoun

Strings or straps by which a child is supported when learning to walk.

Leading Ticklesname

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

leading-stringnoun

Strings with which children were formerly guided while they were learning to walk.

Leadinghamname

A surname.

leadinglyadv

In a way that leads; as a leading question.

leadingnessnoun

The quality of being leading.

leadishadj

Resembling or containing lead (the metal)

Leaditenoun

A joint-sealing compound made from iron, sulfur, etc., that was used instead of lead-containing compounds.

leadlessadj

Without lead (the metal).

leadlessnessnoun

Absence of lead (the metal).

leadlightnoun

A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames.

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 90. 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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