Words beginning with L

Alternative form of leapfrog.

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.

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An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

present participle and gerund of leaven

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "t…

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A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.

A surname from French.

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Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943)

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a maj…

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A surname from the Slavic languages.

A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.

A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

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plural of leed

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

The northern of the Lesser Antilles, consisting of the islands or nations of the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Saint-Barth…

A surname from French.

Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

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As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

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The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).