lecture |
a formal instructional talk given in front of an audience. [4 definitions] |
lecturer |
a person who gives lectures, esp. at a college or university. |
LED |
abbreviation of "light-emitting diode," a semiconductor diode that emits a bright light when electrified. |
led |
past tense and past participle of lead1. |
Leda |
in Greek mythology, a queen of Sparta to whom Zeus, in the form of a swan, made love. |
lede |
the first sentence or a very brief introduction to a journalistic piece intended to draw in the reader. |
lederhosen |
short leather pants with suspenders worn by men and boys in Bavaria and parts of the Alps. |
ledge |
a narrow, flat, horizontal projection from a vertical surface, esp. from a wall, as at the bottom of a window. [3 definitions] |
ledger |
a book used to record all of the financial transactions of a business, esp. as a final record of accounts. |
ledger line |
a short line placed above or below a musical staff to accommodate notes beyond the range of the staff. |
lee |
the side that faces away from the wind. [3 definitions] |
leech |
any of various primarily aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous worms, one species of which was formerly used medicinally to bleed patients. [4 definitions] |
leek |
a plant related to the onion that has broad green leaves and a fleshy, white, cylindrical bulb. |
leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. [2 definitions] |
leery |
suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usu. fol. by "of"). |
lees |
the sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid, esp. a fermented liquid such as wine; dregs. |
leeward |
located on, moving toward, or directed toward the side that does not face the wind; downwind. [3 definitions] |
leeway |
additional time, space, or freedom to pursue, accomplish, or decide something. [2 definitions] |
left1 |
of, located on, or pertaining to the side of the human body where the heart is located or to the side of any other thing in the same relative position. [6 definitions] |
left2 |
past tense and past participle of leave1. |
Left Bank |
a section of Paris on the south bank of the river Seine, associated with artists, writers, and the like. |