All English words - page 2920

Meanings of Leave-alone:

idiom

Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

phrasal verb

To not annoy, change, or touch someone or something

Usage examples:

The federal reserve is leaving interest rates alone., this little girl won't leave uncle steve alon…

Meanings of Leave-behind:

idiom

Depart and not take along

phrasal verb

Go away from a place without taking someone or something.

Usage examples:

We had not left any of our belongings behind

Meanings of Leave-cold:

idiom

To not make someone feel interested or excited

Usage examples:

The band's songs left me cold.

Meanings of Leave-for:

phrasal verb

To give someone the responsibility for dealing with something

Usage examples:

I've left the paperwork for you.

Meanings of Leave-high-and-dry:

idiom

To leave someone in a difficult situation without any help

Usage examples:

We were left high and dry without any money or credit cards.

Meanings of Leave-in-the-lurch:

idiom

To not do for someone what you had promised you would do

Usage examples:

He said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.

Meanings of Leave-of-absence:

noun

A permitted period of time away from work

Meanings of Leave-open:

idiom

To stop competing with someone, making it possible for them to succeed

Usage examples:

John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field open for emma.

Meanings of Leave-out-in-the-cold:

idiom

To not allow someone to become part of a group or an activity

Meanings of Leave-standing:

idiom

To be much better than other people or things of the same type

Usage examples:

Her voice is excellent - it leaves the others standing.

Meanings of Leave-taking:

noun

An act of saying goodbye

Meanings of Leaved:

adjective

Having a leaf or leaves of a particular kind.

Usage examples:

Ivy-leaved toadflax

verb

(of a plant) put out new leaves.

Usage examples:

Trees leaved, wild flowers burst in profusion on the far side of the lake.

noun

A clover plant that has four leaves, instead of the usual three, and that some people think brings good luck

Meanings of Leaveless:

adjective

Having no leaves or foliage.

Meanings of Leavelooker:

noun

A municipal officer in several boroughs of north-west and west central england and north wales, having certain duties of inspection.

Meanings of Leaven:

noun

A substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise.

Usage examples:

Once active, even a small amount of leaven will be able to convert a very large quantity of new flo…

verb

Cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another raising agent.

Usage examples:

It only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread

Meanings of Leavened:

adjective

(of bread) made with yeast or other raising agent.

Usage examples:

Leavened breads are forbidden during passover

verb

Cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another raising agent.

Usage examples:

It only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread

Meanings of Leavening:

noun

A substance used in dough to make it rise, such as yeast or baking powder.

Usage examples:

During the 18th century yeast was abandoned as a leavening for fruit cakes

verb

Cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another raising agent.

Usage examples:

It only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread

Meanings of Leavenless:

adjective

Containing no leaven.

Meanings of Leavenous:

adjective

Having the properties of leaven (chiefly figurative).

Meanings of Leavens:

verb

Cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another raising agent.

Usage examples:

It only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread

noun

A substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise.

Usage examples:

Once active, even a small amount of leaven will be able to convert a very large quantity of new flo…

Meanings of Leaver:

noun

A person who leaves a place or position.

Usage examples:

Much of the increase in unemployment was driven by a surge in job leavers—workers who voluntarily q…

Meanings of Leavers:

noun

A person who leaves a place or position.

Usage examples:

Much of the increase in unemployment was driven by a surge in job leavers—workers who voluntarily q…

Meanings of Leaves:

noun

A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.

Usage examples:

Many of the trees had lost their leaves

verb

(of a plant, especially a deciduous one in spring) put out new leaves.

Usage examples:

Many plants need a period of dormancy before they leaf and flower

Pl of leaf

Meanings of Leavetaking:

noun

An act of saying goodbye.

Usage examples:

The leave-taking was formal, with none of her earlier displays of emotion

Meanings of Leaving:

verb

Go away from.

Usage examples:

She left london on june 6

noun

(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.

Present participle of leave