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

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  • 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.
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The letting out of books to be taken home.
  • length/lɛŋ(k)θ/nounB14 meaningsHow long something is from end to end.
  • lens/lɛnz/nounB2A curved piece of glass that bends light.
  • lens capnounB2The cover that protects the glass at the front of a camera.
  • lentil/ˈlɛntəl/nounB1+A tiny flat pulse that cooks into soup.
  • 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.
  • lesothonounC1Mountain kingdom entirely surrounded by South Africa.
  • lesson/ˈlɛs.ən/nounA12 meaningsOne teaching period on one subject.
  • 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-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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • license/ˈlaɪ.səns/nounB13 meaningsOfficial permission to do or own something, and the document that proves it.
  • lichen/ˈlaɪ.kən/nounB2+A crusty growth on rocks and bark, part fungus and part alga.
  • lick/lɪk/verbB14 meaningsTo move your tongue over the surface of something.
  • lickspittle/ˈlɪkspɪtl/nounC2A contemptible flatterer of the powerful.
  • licorice/ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/nounB1+A black sweet made from a plant root.
  • lid/lɪd/nounA2+2 meaningsThe cover that fits over the opening of a container and comes off or opens.
  • lido/ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/nounC1An open-air public swimming pool.
  • lie/laɪ̯/verbA24 meaningsTo say something you know is not true.
  • liechtensteinnounC1Tiny Alpine principality squeezed between Switzerland and Austria.
  • liege/liːd͡ʒ/nounC2A lord owed loyalty, or the vassal who owes it.
  • life/ˈlaɪ̯f/nounA24 meaningsThe state of being alive.
  • life jacketnounB1The float worn to keep a person's head above water.
  • life supportnounB2Machines that keep a body going when it cannot itself.
  • life vestnounB1The inflatable jacket stowed under your seat.
  • lifeboat/ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/nounB1+A boat used to rescue people at sea.