| lese majesty |
a crime against or affront to the dignity of a ruler, sovereign, or head of state. [2 definitions] |
| lesion |
any structural change to an area of tissue, caused by injury or disease and usu. in the form of an open wound, ulcer, or the like. |
| Lesotho |
a country in southeastern Africa that is surrounded by South Africa. |
| lespedeza |
any of a variety of plants related to the pea, having trifoliolate leaves that are grown for forage, soil improvement, and the like. |
| -less |
not having; without; lacking. [2 definitions] |
| less |
comparative of "little." [6 definitions] |
| lessee |
one who holds or occupies property by lease. |
| lessen |
to become or make smaller in degree, amount, or size. |
| lesser |
a comparative of "little." [3 definitions] |
| lesser-known |
less well-known. |
| lesser panda |
a small reddish brown carnivore related to the raccoon that has a long, bushy, ringed tail and that is native to the Himalayas. |
| lesson |
a period of instruction in which particular things are taught, or a particular thing or set of things that are to be learned or studied. [7 definitions] |
| lessor |
one who lets property to another by lease. |
| less than |
in mathematics, being a quantity larger than the quantity that follows. |
| less than or equal to |
in mathematics, being a quantity equal to or smaller than the quantity that follows. |
| less than or equal to sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (≤) indicting that the value before the sign is equal to or smaller than the value after the sign. |
| less than sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (<) indicting that the value before the sign is smaller than the value after the sign. |
| lest |
against a possibility that. [2 definitions] |
| -let |
small or lesser. |
| let |
to allow; permit. [8 definitions] |
| let alone |
much less (used to add to one's statement an element that is highly unlikely given the fact just stated). |