English words starting with len

Meanings of Lena:

proper noun

A river in siberia, which rises in the mountains on the western shore of lake baikal and flows for 4,400 km (2,750 miles) into the laptev sea. it is famous for the goldfields in its basin.

Meanings of Lend:

verb

Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Usage examples:

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

Meanings of Lend a hand:

verb

To give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

Usage examples:

Can you lend me a few dollars till payday?

Meanings of Lend-an-ear:

phrase

Listen sympathetically or attentively.

Usage examples:

The samaritans lend their ears to those in crisis

idiom

To listen to someone with sympathy

Usage examples:

Claire's always one to lend a sympathetic ear if you have problems.

Meanings of Lender:

noun

An organization or person that lends money.

Usage examples:

A mortgage lender

Meanings of Lenders:

noun

An organization or person that lends money.

Usage examples:

A mortgage lender

Meanings of Lending:

noun

The action of allowing a person or organization the use of a sum of money under an agreement to pay it back later.

Usage examples:

Balance sheets weakened by unwise lending

verb

Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Usage examples:

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

Meanings of Lends:

verb

Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Usage examples:

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

Meanings of Lenes:

adjective

(of a consonant, especially a voiced consonant) weakly articulated, especially denoting the less or least strongly articulated of two or more similar consonants.

Meanings of Length:

noun

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.

Usage examples:

The delta is twenty kilometres in length

combining form

Reaching up to or down to the place specified.

Usage examples:

Knee-length

Meanings of Lengthen:

verb

Make or become longer.

Usage examples:

The mascara will lengthen your lashes

Meanings of Lengthened:

verb

Make or become longer.

Usage examples:

The mascara will lengthen your lashes

Meanings of Lengthening:

adjective

Becoming longer.

Usage examples:

The lengthening shadows

verb

Make or become longer.

Usage examples:

The mascara will lengthen your lashes

Meanings of Lengthens:

verb

Make or become longer.

Usage examples:

The mascara will lengthen your lashes

Meanings of Lengthier:

adjective

(especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious.

Usage examples:

Lengthy delays

Meanings of Lengthiest:

adjective

(especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious.

Usage examples:

Lengthy delays

Meanings of Lengthman:

noun

A person employed to maintain a section of road or railway.

Usage examples:

But when each village station had a staff of up to a dozen, all told, plus the local lengthmen, pla…

Meanings of Lengths:

noun

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.

Usage examples:

The delta is twenty kilometres in length

Meanings of Lengthways:

adverb

In a direction parallel with a thing's length.

Usage examples:

Cut the courgettes in half lengthways

Meanings of Lengthwise:

adverb

Lengthways.

Usage examples:

Halve the potatoes lengthwise

adjective

Lying or moving lengthways.

Usage examples:

A lengthwise crack

Meanings of Lengthy:

adjective

(especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious.

Usage examples:

Lengthy delays

Extended in duration

Meanings of Lenience:

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The accused pleaded for lenience

Meanings of Leniences:

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The accused pleaded for lenience

Meanings of Leniencies:

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The court could show leniency

Meanings of Leniency:

noun

The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Usage examples:

The court could show leniency