English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 93 of 329

leafy liverwortnoun

Any of numerous species of liverwort plant belonging to the order Jungermanniales.

leagnoun

Archaic spelling of league.

Leagravename

A suburb and former village in Luton borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0523).

leaguenoun

A group or association of cooperating members.

league tablenoun

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 drawn, goal difference, etc.

leaguelongadj

Of a league in length.

leaguernoun

A siege.

leaguerernoun

A besieger.

leaguesnoun

plural of league

leaguewideadj

Throughout a given league

leaguistnoun

A member or supporter of a league.

Leahname

The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.

Leaheyname

A surname from Irish.

Leahyname

A surname from Irish.

leaknoun

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

leak outverb

To spill or pour out, because of a leak.

leakableadj

Able to leak or to be leaked.

leakagenoun

An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

Leakename

A surname.

Leake Countyname

One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Carthage.

leakedverb

simple past and past participle of leak

leakeenoun

One about whom information is leaked.

leakeitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

leakernoun

Somebody who leaks information.

leakestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of leak

Leakesvillename

A town, the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States.

leakethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of leak

Leakgatename

Synonym of Plamegate.

leakguardnoun

Anything that prevents leaks.

leakilyadv

In a leaky way.

leakinessnoun

The property of being leaky.

leakingverb

present participle and gerund of leak

leakingsnoun

plural of leaking

leaklessadj

Without leaks.

leaklessnessnoun

Absence of leaks.

leakproofadj

Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.

leakproofnessnoun

The quality of being leakproof.

leaksnoun

plural of leak

leaktivismnoun

Activism through the release of confidential information to the public in the form of leaks.

leaktivistnoun

Someone who advocates for a political cause by leaking secret information to the public; a person who practices leaktivism.

leakyadj

Having leaks; not fully sealed.

leaky abstractionnoun

An abstraction that undesirably exposes details and limitations of its underlying implementation.

lealadj

Loyal, honest.

leallyadv

Loyally.

lealnessnoun

The quality of being leal; loyalty.

lealtynoun

loyalty, fealty

leamverb

To gleam; shine; glow.

leamannoun

Alternative form of leman.

Leamername

A surname from German.

Leamingname

A surname.

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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 93. 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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