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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • lease/liːs/nounB2A rental contract fixing price and term.
  • leaseholdnounC1The right to hold and occupy a property for a fixed period under a lease.
  • leash/liːʃ/nounB2A strap for restraining and guiding a dog.
  • leather/ˈlɛðə/nounB1Material made from treated animal skin.
  • leave/ˈliːv/verbA16 meaningsTo go away from a place or a person.
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  • leave no tracephraseB2The rule that you take everything away with you.
  • leave outphraseB12 meaningsTo fail to include somebody or something.
  • leaven/ˈlɛv.ən/verbC2To lighten dough, or to relieve something dull.
  • leavingsnounC2The scraps remaining once everything worth having is taken.
  • lebanonnounB1+A country on the eastern Mediterranean.
  • lecherous/ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Showing crude and open sexual desire.
  • lectern/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/nounC1The slanted stand a speaker rests their notes on.
  • lecture/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/nounB14 meaningsA formal talk given to teach a group, especially at a university.
  • lecturer/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹə/nounB2+A teacher at a university.
  • ledge/lɛd͡ʒ/nounB2A narrow shelf of rock on a cliff.
  • ledger/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/nounC1The book in which every transaction is recorded.
  • leech/ˈliːt͡ʃ/nounB2A worm that fastens on and drinks blood.
  • leek/liːk/nounB2+A long white and green vegetable of the onion family.
  • leer/ˈlɪə̯/verbC1To look at somebody in an unpleasant knowing way.
  • leeward/ˈliːwəd/adjectiveC1On the side away from the wind.
  • leeway[ˈliːˌweɪ]nounB2+Room to act as you think best.
  • left/ˈlɛft/adjectiveA14 meaningsOn the side of the body where the heart is.
  • left luggagenounB2The place bags can be stored for a few hours.
  • left-handadjectiveA2On or towards the side where the heart lies, in the hyphenated form that pairs with side, corner, or lane.
  • leftist/ˈlɛf.tɪst/nounB2+Somebody who holds left-wing political views.
  • leftovernounB1+Food or material remaining after the rest is used.
  • leftoversnounB1The food remaining after a meal, saved for later.
  • leg/lɛɡ/nounA12 meaningsOne of the long body parts you stand and walk on.
  • legacy/ˈlɛɡəsi/nounC13 meaningsSomething handed down by a person or a period, good or bad.
  • legal/ˈliː.ɡəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsAllowed by the law.
  • legal depositnounC2The duty to supply a copy of each new publication.
  • legalise/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/verbB2+To make something lawful.
  • legality/liˈɡælɪti/nounB2+Whether something is allowed by law.
  • legato/ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/adjectiveC1Played smoothly, each note running into the next.
  • legend/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/nounB13 meaningsAn old famous story half believed to be true.
  • legendary/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo famous or admired that people tell stories about it.
  • leggingsnounB1+Tight stretchy trousers that cling to the leg.
  • legible/ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/adjectiveB2+Clear enough to be read easily.
  • legion/ˈliː.d͡ʒən/nounC22 meaningsA large body of soldiers.
  • legislate/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/verbB2+To make laws.
  • legislation/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/nounC1Laws taken together, as written and passed.
  • legislative/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with the making of laws.
  • legislator/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/nounB2+Somebody whose job is making laws.
  • legislature/ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/nounC1The body that makes a country's laws.
  • legitimacy/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/nounC1The quality of being accepted as rightful.
  • legitimate/lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/adjectiveB22 meaningsProperly lawful.
  • legroom/ˈlɛɡɹuːm/nounB2+The space in front of your seat.
  • leisure/ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/nounB1+Time free from work, available for enjoyment.
  • leisure centrenounB1A public building with a pool and sports halls.
  • lemon/ˈlɛmən/nounA23 meaningsA yellow citrus fruit with thick peel and very sour juice.
  • lemonade/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/nounA2+A drink made from lemons, sugar and water.
  • lemur/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/nounB1+A long-tailed tree-dwelling animal of Madagascar.
  • lend/ˈlɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo give something to somebody who will give it back.
  • lendingnounB1+The letting out of books to be taken home.
  • length/lɛŋ(k)θ/nounB14 meaningsHow long something is from end to end.
  • lengthyadjectiveC1Lasting a long time, often tediously so.
  • lenient/ˈliːni.ənt/adjectiveC1Gentler in punishment than expected.
  • lens/lɛnz/nounB2A curved piece of glass that bends light.
  • lens capnounB2The cover that protects the glass at the front of a camera.