Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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lean

leans leaning leaned

verb

to rest on

something

or tilt to

one side.

leap

leaps leaping leaped or leapt

verb

to jump a long distance,

or to jump high into the air.

leap year

leap years noun

a year that has 366 days,

instead of 365. A leap year

happens once in every four

years. The extra date in

a leap year is February 29.

learn

learns learning learned

verb

to find out about something,

and to understand it.

We learned about magnetism

at school today.

learning noun

leather

noun

a material

made from

the skin

of an

animal,

usually a cow.

leave

leaves leaving left verb

1 to go away.

We’ll leave after lunch.

2 to let something stay as it is.

Leave those cookies alone!

lecture

lectures noun

a talk given by one person

to an audience.

leek

leeks noun

a long vegetable with

layers of tight leaves.

Leeks are part of

the onion family.

left

adjective

the side that is opposite

to the right.

She writes with her left hand.

left noun

leg

legs noun

1 the part

of your body

between your

hip and

your foot.

2 a support for furniture.

legal

adjective

allowed by law, or having to

do with the law.

N say lee-gal

N opposite illegal

legend

legends noun

a well-known old story that

may or may not be true.

N say lej-und

leisure

noun

a time when you don’t have

to work.

N say lee-zhur or leezh-ur

lemon

lemons noun

a sour, juicy fruit

with a tough, yellow skin.

lend

lends lending lent verb

to give something to someone

for a short time.

He lent me his umbrella

because it was raining.

N opposite borrow

length

lengths noun

1 the measurement of

something from one end

to the other.

Twelve inches in length.

2 a piece cut from

a longer piece.

A length of ribbon.

lens

lenses noun

a curved piece of plastic

or glass that is used to help

you to see things in a clearer

way. Lenses are an important

part of telescopes, cameras,

and eyeglasses.

N say lenz

leopard

leopards noun

a large mammal that lives

in Africa and Asia and

belongs to the cat family.

Leopards hunt at night and

are good at climbing trees.

N say lep-ard

leotard

leotards noun

a tight piece of clothing worn

for dancing and other kinds

of exercise.

N say lee-uh-tard

less

adjective

not as much.

Three is less than four.

N opposite more

lean

leather bag

tableleg

leg

contactlens

lens case