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buck1 an adult male deer, goat, or rabbit. Adult males of some similar animals are also called bucks.
buck2 of an animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff front legs. [3 definitions]
buck3 a structure used to hold wood for sawing; sawhorse. [2 definitions]
buck4 an object such as a buckhorn knife that was formerly placed before a player in a poker game to indicate the responsibility to deal.
buck5 (informal) a dollar in the U.S.
cluck to make the noise of a hen calling chicks. [2 definitions]
duck1 a bird that lives in or near water and has webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill. [2 definitions]
duck2 to lower the head or whole body quickly to avoid something. [3 definitions]
duck3 a very strong fabric made of cotton or linen and resembling canvas. [2 definitions]
l.c. abbreviation of "lowercase."
lac1 a resinous secretion of the female lac insect, used in making shellac, varnishes, and sealing wax.
lac2 in India, the sum of 100,000, esp. of rupees. [2 definitions]
lack the condition of being without. [2 definitions]
lark1 a songbird with a long hind claw and a musical song. There are many kinds of larks.
lark2 a happy adventure.
leak an opening or crack that lets something pass out or in by accident. [5 definitions]
leek a plant related to the onion. It has wide, green leaves and a long white bulb.
lek1 the chief monetary unit of Albania, equaling one hundred qintar.
lek2 an area used for courtship displays by male animals, esp. the prairie chicken.
leuco- variant of leuko-.