| leash |
A leash is a chain or a long piece of leather or rope that is used to lead a dog or other animal. A leash is attached to the animal's collar. [2 definitions] |
| least |
When you have the least ice cream, everybody else has more than you do. [2 definitions] |
| leather |
Leather is material made from the skin of an animal. People make shoes, jackets, bags, and many other things from leather. [2 definitions] |
| leave1 |
When you leave, you go away from a place. [7 definitions] |
| leave2 |
permission. [2 definitions] |
| leave alone |
If you leave someone alone, you let them be separate from other people. You allow them to be alone. [2 definitions] |
| leave no stone unturned |
to use every means possible; consider every choice. |
| leave off |
to stop or cease. |
| leave out |
When you leave out something, you don't put it in. If you mom leaves out your sandwich from your lunch bag, it means she didn't put it in. Sometimes you leave something out because you just forgot to put it in, but sometimes you leave something out because you decide you don't want it. |
| leaves |
"Leaves" is the word we use when we are talking about more than one leaf. "Leaves" is the plural form of "leaf." |
| Lebanon |
Lebanon is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Lebanon lies on the shore of a sea called the Mediterranean. Its neighbors are Israel and Syria. Most of Lebanon has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. Lebanon has flat lands along the coast of the sea but also mountains in the east. Some parts of Lebanon have forest, and Lebanon is famous for a certain type of tree called a cedar. You can see this tree on the flag of Lebanon. |
| lecture |
When a teacher or professor gives a lecture, they talk for a long time about something in order to teach it. The students, or an audience, can ask questions sometimes, but usually the teacher does the talking. Some high school teachers give lectures in their classes, but lectures are more common at a college or university. [2 definitions] |
| led |
"Led" is the past tense and past participle of "lead1." |
| ledge |
a narrow part like a shelf that comes out of a wall. [2 definitions] |
| lee |
the side that faces away from the wind. [2 definitions] |
| leech |
a kind of worm that lives in water or mud and sucks blood from animals. Leeches were once used in medicine to draw blood from people. Leaches are still sometimes used to prevent blood from clotting when reattaching fingers and toes that have been cut off. |
| leek |
a plant related to the onion. It has wide, green leaves and a long white bulb. |
| left1 |
Everything has a left side and a right side. Your body's left side is the side where your heart is. The other side of your body is your right side. When you look at a map of the world, the continents of Asia and Australia appear on the right side, and the continents of North and South America appear on the left side. [3 definitions] |
| left2 |
When something is left, it has not been taken away. It is still where it was before. If there were three donuts in a bag and your brother ate two, there is only one left for you. |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in left field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| left-hand |
on or toward the left. [2 definitions] |