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

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  • lentil/ˈlɛntəl/nounB1+A tiny flat pulse that cooks into soup.
  • leonine/ˈliːənaɪn/adjectiveC2Resembling a lion in look or bearing.
  • leopard/ˈlɛp.əd/nounB2A large spotted wild cat.
  • leotard/ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/nounB2+A tight one-piece garment worn by performers.
  • leprechaun/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/nounB2A mischievous little man of Irish folklore.
  • lesbian/ˈlɛz.bi.ən/
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Of a woman attracted to other women.
  • lesothonounC1Mountain kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa.
  • lesser/ˈlɛsɚ/adjectiveC1Smaller or less important of two.
  • lesson/ˈlɛs.ən/nounA12 meaningsOne teaching period on one subject.
  • lest/lɛst/prepositionB2In case something unwanted should happen.
  • let/lɛt/verbA13 meaningsTo allow someone to do something.
  • let downphraseB22 meaningsTo fail somebody who was relying on you.
  • let gophraseB12 meaningsTo release your hold on something.
  • let me thinkphraseA2Asking for a moment before answering.
  • let nature take its coursephraseB2To let things happen without interfering.
  • let off steamphraseB2To release built-up energy or anger harmlessly.
  • let onphraseC1To tell a secret you meant to keep.
  • let outphraseB22 meaningsTo make a garment wider or looser.
  • let sleeping dogs liephraseC1To leave an old problem alone rather than stir it up again.
  • let the cat out of the bagphraseC1To reveal a secret by mistake.
  • let your hair downphraseB2To relax completely and stop behaving formally.
  • let's catch upphraseB2A suggestion to meet and swap news.
  • lethal/ˈliː.θəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to kill.
  • lethargic/ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/adjectiveC1Heavy and slow from a lack of energy.
  • lethargy/ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/nounC1A dull sluggishness with no will to move.
  • letter/ˈlɛtə/nounA12 meaningsA written message sent in an envelope.
  • letterboxnounB1+The box or slot where the post lands at your house.
  • letterhead/ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/nounB2+The printed name and address at the top of official paper.
  • letters pagenounB2The part of a paper printing readers' opinions.
  • lettuce/ˈlɛt.ɪs/nounB1A leafy salad vegetable.
  • level/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • level crossingnounB2Where a road crosses a railway on the flat.
  • level playing fieldnounC1A situation where nobody has an unfair advantage.
  • level-headedadjectiveC1Calm and sensible when things go wrong.
  • level-headednessnounC1The knack of thinking sensibly and steadily when everything around you is going wrong.
  • lever/ˈliː.və/nounB24 meaningsA bar resting on a fixed point, so that pushing one end moves a heavy load at the other.
  • leverage/ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC14 meaningsPower to influence people or events, coming from an advantage you hold.
  • leviathan/lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/nounC1A sea monster, or anything enormously large.
  • levity/ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/nounC1Light-hearted treatment of a serious matter.
  • levy/ˈlɛ.vi/verbC1To impose a tax or a charge.
  • lewd/ljuːd/adjectiveC1Crudely and offensively sexual.
  • lexicon/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/nounC12 meaningsThe whole stock of words of a language or person.
  • liabilitiesnounC1Everything a business owes.
  • liability/laɪəˈbɪlɪti/nounC13 meaningsA debt or legal duty that you must meet.
  • liability insurancenounC1Cover against being sued for harm you cause.
  • liable/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsLegally responsible.
  • liaise/liːˈeɪz/verbC2To keep in touch between two groups so they work together.
  • liaison/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/nounC12 meaningsCommunication kept up between groups.
  • liar/ˈlaɪ.ə/nounB1Somebody who tells untruths.
  • libel/ˈlaɪbəl/nounC1Damaging somebody's reputation in writing.
  • libel casenounC1A lawsuit over damage done by something written.
  • liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsIn favour of individual freedom, tolerant of other ways of living, and for reform by gradual steps.
  • liberate/ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/verbB2+To set free from control or imprisonment.
  • liberation/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1The freeing of a place or people from occupation or oppression.
  • liberianounB2+African country founded by freed American slaves, capital Monrovia.
  • liberty/ˈlɪbəti/nounB22 meaningsFreedom from control by others.
  • librarian/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/nounB1+A person whose job is to look after a library and help people find what is in it.
  • library/ˈlaɪ.bɹi/nounA13 meaningsA building or room holding books that the public can read there or borrow.
  • libyanounB1+A country in North Africa.
  • lice/laɪs/nounB2+Small wingless insects that live on skin and hair.