| ledge |
a narrow part like a shelf that comes out of a wall. [2 definitions] |
| lee |
the side that faces away from the wind. [2 definitions] |
| leech |
a kind of worm that lives in water or mud and sucks blood from animals. Leeches were once used in medicine to draw blood from people. Leaches are still sometimes used to prevent blood from clotting when reattaching fingers and toes that have been cut off. |
| leek |
a plant related to the onion. It has wide, green leaves and a long white bulb. |
| 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 position with respect to its other side; opposite of right. [2 definitions] |
| left2 |
past tense and past participle of "leave1." |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in left field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| left-hand |
on or toward the left. [2 definitions] |
| left-handed |
using the left hand more easily than the right. [3 definitions] |
| leftover |
a part of something that was not used. |
| leg |
one of the body parts of an animal or human that is used for standing and walking. [4 definitions] |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. [3 definitions] |
| legal |
of or having to do with law. [2 definitions] |
| legally |
in a way that obeys the law. |
| legend |
a story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue. [3 definitions] |
| legendary |
of a person or thing, amazing to the degree that stories of this person or thing come to be told and passed on through time. |
| legging |
(often plural) a covering for the lower leg or for the whole leg. Leggings may be made of strong cloth or leather. |
| legible |
able to be understood or read. |
| legion |
an army unit in ancient Rome that was made up of soldiers on foot and on horseback. [2 definitions] |
| legislation |
a law made by a body of government. [2 definitions] |
| legislative |
having to do with the branch of government that has the power to pass laws. [2 definitions] |