All English words - page 2917

Meanings of Leers:

verb

Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way.

Usage examples:

Bystanders were leering at the nude painting

noun

A lascivious or unpleasant look.

Usage examples:

He gave me a sly leer

Meanings of Leery:

adjective

Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions.

Usage examples:

A city leery of gang violence

Meanings of Lees:

plural noun

The sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs.

Usage examples:

The wine is aged on the lees in the bottle for about three years prior to disgorgement.

Meanings of Leet:

noun

A yearly or half-yearly court of record that the lords of certain manors held.

Usage examples:

Where the lord of the manor held a court leet, the jurisdiction of the hundred was exercised in tha…

adjective

(of a person) skilled at computer programming or hacking.

Usage examples:

The 1337 hacker was rerouting phone calls

Meanings of Leets:

noun

A yearly or half-yearly court of record that the lords of certain manors held.

Usage examples:

Where the lord of the manor held a court leet, the jurisdiction of the hundred was exercised in tha…

adjective

(of a person) skilled at computer programming or hacking.

Usage examples:

The 1337 hacker was rerouting phone calls

Meanings of Leeward:

adjective

Situated on or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.

Usage examples:

The leeward side of the house

adverb

On or towards the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.

Usage examples:

We pitched our tents leeward of a hill

noun

The side sheltered or away from the wind.

Usage examples:

The ship was drifting to leeward

Meanings of Leewardly:

adjective

(of a ship) liable to drift to leeward when sailing close to the wind.

Usage examples:

I have the honour to inform you that the honourable company's steamer ‘nemesis,’ under my command, …

Meanings of Leeway:

noun

The amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

Usage examples:

The government had greater leeway to introduce reforms

Meanings of Left:

adjective

On, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north.

Usage examples:

Her left eye

adverb

On or to the left side.

Usage examples:

Turn left here

noun

Relating to a person or group favouring radical, reforming, or socialist views; left wing.

Usage examples:

Left periodicals such as marxism today

verb

Past and past participle of leave1.

Meanings of Left-behind:

phrasal verb

To go away and not take something or someone with you

Usage examples:

The flood victims were forced to leave behind family photos and mementos., we left him behind to co…

Meanings of Left-field:

noun

The left part of the field in baseball

Usage examples:

The festival will showcase left-field acts that are not often seen in mainstream theatres.

Meanings of Left-hand:

adjective

On or to the left

Usage examples:

The left-hand column

Meanings of Left-over:

phrasal verb

If an amount of money or food is left over, it remains when the rest has been used or eaten

Usage examples:

How much will we have left over once we've paid all the suppliers?.

Meanings of Left-wing:

adjective

Involved with or supporting political ideas on the left

Meanings of Left-winger:

noun

A person who supports the political left

Meanings of Lefties:

noun

A person with left-wing political views.

Usage examples:

Even lefties are now saying that people want to buy their own homes

Meanings of Leftism:

noun

The political views or policies of the left.

Usage examples:

She wrote an article which was highly critical of leftism

Meanings of Leftist:

noun

A person with left-wing political views.

Usage examples:

These values are shared by many leftists

adjective

Having or relating to left-wing political views.

Usage examples:

Leftist rebels

Meanings of Leftists:

noun

A person with left-wing political views.

Usage examples:

These values are shared by many leftists

adjective

Having or relating to left-wing political views.

Usage examples:

Leftist groups

Meanings of Leftmost:

adjective

Furthest to the left.

Usage examples:

The leftmost edge of the screen

Meanings of Leftness:

noun

The fact, quality, or condition of being on or towards the left.

Meanings of Leftover:

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Usage examples:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Usage examples:

Yesterday's leftover bread

Meanings of Leftovers:

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Usage examples:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Usage examples:

Yesterday's leftover bread

phrase

Food remaining after a meal

Usage examples:

This recipe can serve four easily, and the leftovers are just as good eaten cold., i often give my …

Meanings of Lefts:

noun

The left-hand part, side, or direction.

Usage examples:

Turn to the left

adjective

On, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing that is to the west when the person or thing is facing north.

Usage examples:

Her left eye

adverb

On or to the left side.

Usage examples:

Turn left here

Meanings of Leftward:

adverb

Towards the left.

Usage examples:

All the wheels were going leftward

adjective

Towards support of radical, reforming, or socialist views.

Usage examples:

Public opinion is shifting leftwards