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Synonyms

mailman, postman—more at POSTMAN

let·ter·head noun : stationery with a printed or engraved heading; also : the heading itself

let·ter–per·fect adjective : correct to the smallest detail

Synonyms

absolute, faultless, flawless, ideal, impeccable, perfect, unblemished—more at PERFECT

let·ter·press noun : printing done directly by impressing the paper on an inked raised surface

letters of marque : a license granted to a private person by a government to fit out an armed ship to capture enemy shipping

letters patent noun plural : a written grant from a government to a person in a form readily open for inspection by all

let·tuce noun [ORIGIN: ME letuse, fr. AF, prob. fr. pl. of letue lettuce plant, fr. L lactuca, fr. lac milk; fr. its milky juice]

: a garden composite plant with crisp leaves used esp. in salads

let·up noun : a lessening of effort

let up verb : to diminish or slow down; also : to come to a stop

Synonyms

cease, end, halt, quit, stop

abate, decrease, die, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, subside, taper, wane—more at DECREASE

leu·kae·mia chiefly British variant of LEUKEMIA

leu·ke·mia noun : a malignant disease characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood-forming tissues

— leu·ke·mic adjective or noun

leu·ko·cyte noun : WHITE BLOOD CELL

Lev or Levit abbreviation Leviticus

1levee noun [ORIGIN: F lever act of arising]

: a reception held by or for a person of distinction

2levee noun : an embankment to prevent or confine flooding; also : a river landing place

Synonyms

dam, dike, embankment—more at DAM

dock, landing, pier—more at DOCK

1level noun 1 : a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane

2 : horizontal condition

3 : a horizontal position, line, or surface often taken as an index of altitude; also : a flat area of ground

4 : height, position, rank, or size in a scale

Synonyms

degree, footing, place, position, rank, situation, standing, station, status—more at RANK

2level verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling 1 : to make flat or level; also : to come to a level

2 : to direct to or toward a specified object or goal : AIM

3 to bring to a common level or plane : EQUALIZE

4 : RAZE

5 : to knock down

— lev·el·er noun

Synonyms

[1] even, plane, smooth—more at EVEN

[3] balance, equalize, equate, even—more at EQUALIZE

[5] bowl, down, drop, fell, floor, knock

3level adjective 1 : having a flat even surface

2 : HORIZONTAL

3 : of the same height or rank; also : UNIFORM

4 : steady and cool in judgment

— lev·el·ly adverb

— lev·el·ness noun

Synonyms

even, flat, flush, plane, smooth; also exact, uniform; aligned, regular, true; horizontal, tabular; plumb, straight, vertical

Antonyms

bumpy, coarse, lumpy, rough, uneven

lev·el·head·ed adjective : having sound judgment : SENSIBLE

Synonyms

good, hard, informed, just, logical, rational, reasonable, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid, well-founded—more at GOOD

le·ver noun 1 : a bar used for prying or dislodging something; also : a means for achieving one's purpose

2 : a rigid piece turning about an axis and used for transmitting and changing force and motion

le·ver·age noun : the action or mechanical effect of a lever

le·vi·a·than noun 1 : a large sea animal

2 : something large or formidable

Synonyms

behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, giant, jumbo, mammoth, monster, titan, whale, whopper—more at GIANT

lev·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to rise or cause to rise in the air in seeming defiance of gravitation

— lev·i·ta·tion noun

Le·vit·i·cus noun : a book of Jewish and Christian Scripture

lev·i·ty noun : lack of seriousness

Synonyms

facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, lightness—more at FRIVOLITY

levo·do·pa noun : L-DOPA

1levy noun, plural lev·ies 1 : the imposition or collection of an assessment; also : an amount levied

2 : the enlistment or conscription of men for military service;