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# English words: L

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · **L** · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

644 words under L; 201–300 on this page.

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- [leather](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leather/) — Leather is a strong material made from the skin of animals such as cows, treated so it does not rot, used for shoes, bags, belts, jackets… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leatherback](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leatherback/) — The leatherback turtle, the largest turtle in the world, a sea turtle whose shell is covered with tough, leathery skin instead of hard…
- [leathery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leathery/) — Leathery means tough, thick and dry like leather.
- [leave](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leave/) — To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leaven](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leaven/) — A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy. — Jewish tradition
- [leavened](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leavened/) — Made with leaven, so that the dough has risen; the opposite of unleavened. — Jewish tradition
- [leavening](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leavening/) — Leavening is something added to dough or batter, like yeast, baking powder or baking soda, to make it rise and become light.
- [leavest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leavest/) — «leavest» means «you leave», a form of «leave»: To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room.
- [leaving](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leaving/) — Leavings are things left over, such as scraps of food left on a plate. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lectern](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lectern/) — A lectern is a tall stand with a sloping top on which a speaker puts notes or a book while standing up to read or speak.
- [lecture](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lecture/) — A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lecturer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lecturer/) — A person who teaches students at a university or college, often by giving talks called lectures.
- [led](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/led/) — Showed the way by going in front (she led us to the park). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ledge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ledge/) — A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ledger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ledger/) — A ledger is a book or computer file where a business writes down money coming in and money going out.
- [lee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lee/) — The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind, like the lee of a wall or a hill. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leech](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leech/) — A small worm that lives in water or wet places and sucks blood from animals and people.
- [leek](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leek/) — A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leeward](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leeward/) — Leeward means on the side away from the wind, the sheltered side.
- [left](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/left/) — Left means still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes are left». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leftover](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leftover/) — Food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept for later.
- [leftovers](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leftovers/) — Leftovers are food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept to eat later.
- [lefty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lefty/) — A lefty is a left-handed person.
- [leg](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leg/) — A leg is a part of the body that people and animals stand and walk on. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [legacy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legacy/) — A legacy is money or property left to someone by a person who has died.
- [legal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legal/) — Allowed by the law of a country or place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [legally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legally/) — Legally means in a way that is allowed by the law.
- [legend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legend/) — A legend is an old, famous story from the past that may be partly true but cannot be proved, like the stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [legendary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legendary/) — Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [legged](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legged/) — Legged means having legs, usually of a certain number or kind: four-legged, long-legged.
- [legging](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legging/) — Leggings: tight, stretchy trousers, usually for girls and women, worn for sport, dance or everyday.
- [legible](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legible/) — Legible writing or print is clear enough to be read easily.
- [legion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legion/) — A legion was a large army unit in ancient Rome, of about 5,000 soldiers.
- [legionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legionary/) — A legionary was a soldier in a legion, a large unit of the ancient Roman army.
- [legislation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legislation/) — Legislation is a law or a set of laws made by a parliament or government.
- [legislative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legislative/) — Legislative means to do with making laws.
- [legislator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legislator/) — A person who makes laws, especially a member of a parliament, congress or other law-making group.
- [legislature](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legislature/) — A legislature is the group of elected people who make the laws of a country or state, such as a parliament, Congress or a state assembly.
- [legitimate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legitimate/) — Allowed by law or by the rules; fair and proper.
- [legless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legless/) — Having no legs: a legless lizard.
- [lego](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lego/) — Lego is a toy made of small plastic bricks that click together so you can build things.
- [legume](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/legume/) — A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover.
- [lei](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lei/) — A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leisure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leisure/) — Free time when you are not working or studying and can do what you enjoy.
- [leisurely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leisurely/) — Slow and relaxed, with no hurry: a leisurely walk.
- [lemming](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lemming/) — A lemming is a small, furry, short-tailed rodent that lives in cold northern lands such as the Arctic tundra.
- [lemon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lemon/) — A lemon is an oval yellow fruit with sour juice and thick peel.
- [lemonade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lemonade/) — Lemonade is a sweet drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar.
- [lemony](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lemony/) — Lemony means tasting or smelling of lemon, or being the pale yellow colour of a lemon.
- [lemur](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lemur/) — A lemur is a furry animal with big eyes, a pointed face and usually a long tail, found in the wild only on the island of Madagascar, off…
- [lend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lend/) — To lend is to give something to someone for a while, and they give it back later. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lender](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lender/) — A person or organisation that lends something, especially money, which must be paid back. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [length](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/length/) — Length is how long something is from one end to the other. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lengthen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthen/) — To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lengthened](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthened/) — Lengthened means made longer, or became longer.
- [lengthening](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthening/) — Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lengthways](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthways/) — Lengthways means in the direction of the longest side of something, from end to end, not across.
- [lengthwise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthwise/) — Along the longest side of something: from one end to the other.
- [lengthy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lengthy/) — Lengthy means very long, often too long, in time or in words.
- [lenient](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lenient/) — Not strict; gentle in punishing people or in making them follow rules.
- [leniently](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leniently/) — Leniently means in a gentle, less strict way, giving a smaller punishment than expected.
- [lens](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lens/) — A lens is a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, used in glasses, cameras…
- [lense](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lense/) — «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens».
- [lent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lent/) — Past of «lend»: gave something to someone for a short time, expecting to get it back (I lent him my pen). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lentil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lentil/) — A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leo/) — A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leopard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leopard/) — A leopard is a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots called rosettes; it lives in Africa and parts of Asia. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leper/) — A person who has leprosy, an illness of the skin and nerves. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leprechaun](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leprechaun/) — A small, mischievous fairy, usually shown as a little man with a red or ginger beard, a green coat and hat, who makes shoes and hides a…
- [leprosy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leprosy/) — An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin and nerves, so people can lose feeling in their hands and feet. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [leprous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leprous/) — Having leprosy, or the skin disease described in the Torah. — Jewish tradition
- [ler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ler/) — «Ler» is not a usual English word on its own; it is most often a piece of a longer word, for example the end of «butler», «sprinkler» or…
- [less](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/less/) — Less means a smaller amount: less sugar. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lessen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lessen/) — To make something smaller, weaker or less: to lessen pain, noise or danger.
- [lesser](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lesser/) — Lesser means smaller in amount or size: the lesser of two numbers. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lesson](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lesson/) — A lesson is a time when you are taught something: a maths lesson. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lest/) — In case; to avoid the risk that something will happen.
- [let](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/let/) — To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [letdown](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/letdown/) — A letdown is a disappointment, something that was not as good as you hoped.
- [lethal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lethal/) — Lethal means able to kill; deadly.
- [lethargy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lethargy/) — Lethargy is a heavy feeling of having no energy and not wanting to do anything.
- [letter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/letter/) — A letter is one of the signs we use to write words, like A, b or Z. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lettest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lettest/) — «lettest» means «you let», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.".
- [letteth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/letteth/) — «letteth» means «lets», a form of «let»: To allow someone to do something: "Mum let me stay up.".
- [letting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/letting/) — Letting means allowing someone to do something: Mum is letting me stay up late. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lettuce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lettuce/) — A plant with large green leaves that people eat raw, mostly in salads and sandwiches.
- [leukaemia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leukaemia/) — Leukaemia is a kind of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, where the body makes too many faulty white blood cells.
- [lev](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lev/) — The money of Bulgaria; one lev is divided into 100 stotinki. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [levant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/levant/) — The Levant is an old name for the lands on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, today mainly Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and…
- [level](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/level/) — A level is a height or amount: the water level, the noise level. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lever/) — A lever is a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point (the pivot or fulcrum) to help lift or move something heavy with less effort.
- [leveret](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leveret/) — A leveret is a young hare, especially one that is still small and has not yet grown its full adult fur.
- [leviathan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leviathan/) — A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [levitation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/levitation/) — Levitation is rising or floating in the air without anything visible holding it up, as if by magic.
- [levite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/levite/) — A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [levy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/levy/) — A levy is a tax or charge that people or companies must pay. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lewd](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lewd/) — Lewd means rude and crude about sex, in a way that is not decent and not suitable for children. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [lewdly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lewdly/) — In a shameful, indecent way, especially about sex. — Jewish tradition
- [lewdness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lewdness/) — Shameful or sinful behaviour in sexual matters. — Jewish tradition
- [lexical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lexical/) — Lexical means to do with words and their meanings, or with the vocabulary of a language.