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least common denominator noun : the least common multiple of two or more denominators

least common multiple noun : the smallest common multiple of two or more numbers

least·wise adverb : at least

leath·er noun : animal skin dressed for use

— leath·ern adjective

— leath·ery adjective

leath·er·back noun : the largest existing sea turtle with a flexible leathery carapace

leath·er·neck noun : MARINE

1leave verb left ; leav·ing 1 : to allow or cause to remain behind

2 : to have as a remainder

3 : to give or leave by will : BEQUEATH

4 : to let stay without interference

5 : to go away : depart from

6 : to give up esp. with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in

Synonyms

[1] abandon, desert, forsake, quit; also discard, ditch, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out; deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield; sacrifice; distance

Antonyms

reclaim

[3] commend, commit, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust, give, hand over, pass, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest—more at GIVE

[6] quit, resign, retire, step down—more at QUIT

2leave noun 1 : permission to do something; also : authorized absence from duty

2 : DEPARTURE

Synonyms

break, recess, vacation—more at VACATION

allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, license, permission, sanction, sufferance—more at PERMISSION

3leave verb leaved; leav·ing : LEAF

leaved adjective : having leaves

1leaven noun 1 : a substance (as yeast) used to produce fermentation (as in dough)

2 : something that modifies or lightens

2leaven verb : to raise (dough) with a leaven; also : to permeate with a modifying or vivifying element

leav·en·ing noun : LEAVEN

leave off verb : to cause to cease; also : to cease activity or operation

Synonyms

break, break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, layoff, quit, shut off, stop—more at STOP

leaves plural of LEAF

leave–tak·ing noun : the act or an instance of departing : FAREWELL

Synonyms

departure, exit, farewell, parting—more at DEPARTURE

leav·ings noun plural : a usu. small part, member, or trace remaining : REMNANT, RESIDUE

Synonyms

balance, leftovers, odds and ends, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, rest—more at REMAINDER

Leb·a·nese noun : a native or inhabitant of Lebanon

— Lebanese adjective

lech·ery noun : inordinate indulgence in sexual activity

— lech·er noun

— lech·er·ous adjective

— lech·er·ous·ly adverb

— lech·er·ous·ness noun

lec·i·thin noun : any of several waxy phosphorus-containing substances that are common in animals and plants, form colloidal solutions in water, and have emulsifying and wetting properties

lect abbreviation lecture; lecturer

lec·tern noun : a stand to support a book for a standing reader

lec·tor noun : one whose chief duty is to read the lessons in a church service

1lecture noun 1 : a discourse given before an audience esp. for instruction

2 : REPRIMAND

— lec·tur·er noun

— lec·ture·ship noun

2lecture verb lec·tured; lec·tur·ing 1 : to deliver a lecture or a course of lectures

2 : to reprove formally

Synonyms

[1] declaim, descant, discourse, harangue, orate, speak, talk—more at TALK

[2] rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold

led past and past participle of LEAD

LED noun [ORIGIN: light-emitting diode]

: a semiconductor diode that emits light when a voltage is applied to it and is used esp. for electronic displays

le·der·ho·sen noun plural : leather shorts often with suspenders worn esp. in Bavaria

ledge noun [ORIGIN: ME legge bar of a gate]

1 : a shelflike projection from a top or an edge

2 : REEF

led·ger noun : a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are transferred in final form

lee noun 1 : a protecting shelter

2 : the side (as of a ship) that is sheltered from the wind

— lee adjective

leech noun 1 : any of various bloodsucking segmented usu. freshwater