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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Lechanorales
order Lechanorales noun category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia

lechartelierite
noun a mineral form of vitreous or glassy silica; formed by the melting of quartz sand (as by lightning or a meteorite)

lecher
lech noun man with strong sexual desires

lecherous
adjective given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; `a lecherous gleam in his eye`; `a lecherous good-for-nothing`

lecherousness
lust noun a strong sexual desire

lechery
noun unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

lechwe
Kobus leche noun tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species

lecithin
noun a yellow phospholipid essential for the metabolism of fats; found in egg yolk and in many plant and animal cells; used commercially as an emulsifier

Leclanche cell
noun voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts

lectern
reading desk noun desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

lectin
noun any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

lector
noun a public lecturer at certain universities

lecture
public lecture noun a speech that is open to the public; `he attended a lecture on telecommunications`

lecture
noun a lengthy rebuke; `a good lecture was my father`s idea of discipline`; `the teacher gave him a talking to`

lecture demonstration
noun presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about

lecture room
noun classroom where lectures are given

lecturer
noun someone who lectures professionally

lectureship
noun the post of lecturer

Lecythidaceae
family Lecythidaceae noun large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins

Leda
noun (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda

Ledbetter
Huddie Leadbetter noun United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)

lederhosen
noun leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria

ledge
shelf noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

ledger
leger noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; `they got a subpoena to examine our books`

ledger board
noun top rail of a fence or balustrade

ledger line
leger line noun a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff

ledger paper
noun a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers

Ledum
genus Ledum noun evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions

lee
lee side noun the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

Lee
Lighthorse Harry Lee noun soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)

leech
bloodsucker noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

leech
phlebotomize verb draw blood; `In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment`

leech onto
verb admire boundlessly and follow around; `the groupies leeched onto the rock star`

Leeds
noun a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry

leek
noun related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

leer
noun a suggestive or sneering look or grin

leering
adjective showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; `she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye`- Amy Lowell

leery
mistrustful adjective openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

lees
noun the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

leeward
adjective on the side away from the wind; `on the leeward side of the island`

Leeward Islands
noun a group of islands in the eastern West Indies

leeward tide
lee tide noun a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; `a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats`

leeway
noun (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

leflunomide
Arava noun an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium

left
adjective being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; `my left hand`; `left center field`; `the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream`

left atrium
left atrium of the heart noun the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins

Left Bank
Latin Quarter noun the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life

left coronary artery
noun arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart

left field
leftfield noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

left fielder
noun the person who plays left field

left gastric artery
arteria gastrica sinistra noun a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus

left gastric vein
vena gastrica sinistra noun arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein

left hemisphere
left brain noun the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body

left ventricle
noun the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta

left-eyed
adjective having only the left eye

left-hand(a)
adjective located on or directed toward the left; `a car with left-hand drive`

left-handed
adjective ironically ambiguous; `a left-handed compliment`

left-handed pitcher
left-hander 1 left hander noun a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand

left-handedess
noun the status of being born of a morganatic marriage

left-handedness
sinistrality noun preference for using the left hand

left-hander
lefty noun a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; `their pitcher was a southpaw`

left(a)
left-hand(a) adjective intended for the left hand; `I rarely lose a left-hand glove`

lefteye flounder
lefteyed flounder noun flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head

leftish
adjective tending toward the political left

leftism
noun the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left

leftist
left-of-center adjective believing in or supporting tenets of the political left

leftmost
adjective farthest to the left; `the leftmost non-zero digit`

leftover
left over(p) adjective not used up; `leftover meatloaf`; `she had a little money left over so she went to a movie`; `some odd dollars left`; `saved the remaining sandwiches for supper`; `unexpended provisions`

leftovers
noun food remaining from a previous meal; `he had leftovers for dinner last night`

leg
noun a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person`s leg

leg bone
noun a bone of the leg

leg curl
leg curling noun an exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg

leg exercise
noun exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles

leg extensor
noun an exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg

leg of lamb
gigot noun lamb leg suitable for roasting

leg-pull
leg-pulling noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

legal
adjective of or relating to jurisprudence; `legal loophole`

legal action
action 1 action at law noun a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

legal brief
noun a document stating the facts and points of law of a client`s case

legal code
noun a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; `a code of laws`

legal document
legal instrument noun (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

legal duty
noun acts which the law requires be done or forborne

legal fee
noun a fee paid for legal service

legal holiday
national holiday noun authorized by law and limiting work or official business

legal power
noun (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; `courts having jurisdiction in this district`

legal principle
judicial principle noun (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence

legal profession
bar noun the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; `he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey`

legal relation
noun a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)

legal representation
noun personal representation that has legal status; `an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation`

legal representative
noun a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)

legal right
noun a right based in law

legal separation
judicial separation noun a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

legal status
noun a status defined by law

legal system
noun a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws

legalese
noun a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law

legalism
noun strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit

legality
noun lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

legalization
legalisation noun the act of making lawful

legalize
legalise verb make legal; `Marijuana should be legalized`

legally
de jure adverb by law; conforming to the law; `we are lawfully wedded now`