All English words - page 1963

Meanings of Legume:

noun

A leguminous plant (member of the pea family), especially one grown as a crop.

Usage examples:

He sows a mixture of grasses and legumes

Meanings of Legumen:

noun

A leguminous plant; = "legume". formerly also (as mass noun): †such plants collectively (obsolete).

Meanings of Legumes:

noun

A leguminous plant (member of the pea family), especially one grown as a crop.

Usage examples:

He sows a mixture of grasses and legumes

Meanings of Legumin:

noun

Any of a group of plant proteins of the globulin class occurring as a nutrient store in seeds, especially those of leguminous plants; vegetable casein.

Meanings of Leguminous:

adjective

Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family ( leguminosae ). these have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen.

Meanings of Lehr:

noun

A furnace used for the annealing of glass.

Usage examples:

They are then gradually cooled in an annealing oven known as a lehr.

Meanings of Lei:

noun

A polynesian garland of flowers.

Usage examples:

The candidates were delighted that the public came to cheer them on and present leis of flowers to …

Meanings of Leicester:

noun

A kind of mild, firm orange cheese originally made in leicestershire.

Usage examples:

Grate some cheddar and some red leicester to provide a nice change.

proper noun

A city in central england, on the river soar, the county town of leicestershire; population 294,900 (est. 2009). it was founded as a roman settlement where the fosse way crosses the soar (ad 50–100).

Meanings of Leiomyoma:

noun

A benign tumour (= one that is not likely to cause death) of muscle tissue, especially in the uterus (= the organ in a woman's body where a baby develops)

Meanings of Leiomyomas:

noun

A benign tumour (= one that is not likely to cause death) of muscle tissue, especially in the uterus (= the organ in a woman's body where a baby develops)

Meanings of Leiomyosarcoma:

noun

A malignant sarcoma arising from smooth muscle.

Meanings of Leiothrix:

noun

An asian bird of the babbler family, with orange-yellow underparts and a melodious song, popular as a cage bird.

Usage examples:

House finches primarily inhabit forest edges and grassland, whereas the leiothrix is generally foun…

Meanings of Leis:

noun

A polynesian garland of flowers.

Usage examples:

The candidates were delighted that the public came to cheer them on and present leis of flowers to …

Meanings of Leister:

noun

A pronged spear used for catching salmon.

verb

Spear (a fish) with a leister.

Meanings of Leistered:

verb

Spear (a fish) with a leister.

noun

A pronged spear used for catching salmon.

Meanings of Leisterer:

noun

A pronged spear used for catching salmon.

verb

Spear (a fish) with a leister.

Meanings of Leistering:

verb

Spear (a fish) with a leister.

noun

A pronged spear used for catching salmon.

Meanings of Leisure:

noun

Time when one is not working or occupied; free time.

Usage examples:

People with too much enforced leisure

Meanings of Leisured:

adjective

Having ample leisure, especially through being rich.

Usage examples:

The leisured classes

Meanings of Leisurely:

adjective

Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.

Usage examples:

A leisurely breakfast at our hotel

adverb

Without hurry.

Usage examples:

Couples strolled leisurely along

Meanings of Leitmotif:

noun

A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

Usage examples:

There are two leitmotifs in his score marking the heroine and her fairy godmother

Meanings of Leitmotiv:

noun

A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

Usage examples:

There are two leitmotifs in his score marking the heroine and her fairy godmother

Meanings of Lekach:

noun

A type of cake flavoured with honey and spices.

Meanings of Leks:

noun

The basic monetary unit of albania, equal to 100 qindarkas.

verb

(of males of certain birds and mammals) take part in a communal breeding display on a lek.

Usage examples:

Males gather at dawn in the spring to lek

Meanings of Leman:

noun

A lover or sweetheart.