English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 99 of 329

leavennoun

Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

leavenernoun

Any agent that promotes leavening.

leavenestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of leaven

leavenethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of leaven

leaveningnoun

The process by which something is leavened.

leavenlessadj

without any yeast or other raising agent

leavenousadj

Containing leaven.

Leavenworthname

A habitational surname.

Leavenworth Countyname

One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Leavenworth.

leavernoun

One who leaves.

Leavertonname

A surname.

leavesnoun

plural of leaf

Leavesdenname

A commercial and residential area in Abbots Langley parish, Three Rivers district, near Watford, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0900).

leavestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of leave

leavethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of leave

leavetimenoun

Time permitted to be absent from work.

leavinessnoun

Obsolete form of leafiness.

leavingverb

present participle and gerund of leave

Leaving Certnoun

Clipping of Leaving Certificate.

leaving donoun

A party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job.

leavingsnoun

A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.

Leavisianadj

Of or relating to F. R. Leavis (1895–1978), influential British literary critic.

Leavittname

A surname.

Leavitt lawname

The relationship of direct proportionality between the luminosity of pulsating variable stars and their pulsation periods.

Leavittsburgname

A census-designated place in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA.

leavyadj

Alternative form of leafy.

leavy greensnoun

Rare form of leafy greens.

leavyngverb

Obsolete spelling of leaving.

Leaworthyname

A surname.

Leazername

A surname from French.

leazingsnoun

Ears of corn picked up from the fields after the harvest.

Lebnoun

a Lebanese or Middle Eastern person.

lebainoun

A very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner.

lebannoun

Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.

Lebaneseadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.

Lebanesenessnoun

The quality of being Lebanese.

Lebanismnoun

A custom peculiar to Lebanon.

Lebanonname

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".

Lebanonismnoun

Lebanese nationalism

Lebanonistnoun

A Lebanese nationalist.

Lebanonitenoun

A resident of any place named Lebanon in the United States.

Lebanonsname

plural of Lebanon

Lebaronname

A surname from French.

Lebarronname

A surname from French.

lebbeknoun

The tree Albizia lebbeck.

Lebeauname

A surname from French.

Lebeckname

A surname from German.

Lebedname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Ле́бедь (Lébedʹ).

Lebedeffname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Лебедев (Lebedev).

Lebedevname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Лебедев (Lebedev).

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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 99. 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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