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Page 15 of 43 for the letter L

leaven, leavent, leevent, leevint, levan, levant, levin, levint, levvan, levvant, levvin, levvint, liven, livenen, livenent, livent, liveren, liverent, onleevint, oonleevent, unleavent,
leaven [ˈlɛvɪn, ˈlɪvɪn]
n. A mixture of oatmeal and water made up as a dough for oatcakes or as food for young poultry.
 
leavent
adj. Leavened.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
unleavent: Bread or similar food that is made without yeast.
laik, lake, leac, leak, leck,
leck [lɛk, lek]
n. A flat stone or slab. A flat rock or rocky ledge in the sea
laikie, laikkie, leckey, leckie, lekkie,
leckey [ˈlɛke]
n. A lackey.
lecter, lectur, lekter, lektur,
lectur [ˈlɛktər]
n. A lecture.
v. To lecture.
laidder, lather, leather, leddar, ledder, lether, leyder,
ledder [MN. I. ˈlɛdər]
also lether [S. C. NN.b. ˈlɛðər]
n. A ladder.
ladie, ladies, ladye, ladyness, laidie, laidiness, landleddy, lanleddie, lanleddy, laundleddie, laundleddy, leddie, leddieness, leddies, leddiness, leddy, leddy$s, leddyness,
leddy [ˈlɛdɪ]
n. A lady, a laird's wife.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
laundleddy: A landlady.
leddiness: The quality or character of a lady.
yellae seed leddy: MN. The grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea.
Leddybank,
Leddybank [ˈlɛdibaŋk]
pn. Ladybank (Fife).
Leddyard, Leddyyird,
Leddyyird [ˈlɛdijʌrd]
pn. Ladyyard (borders).
allege, ledge, ledged, ledgin, ledgit, lege,
ledge [ˈlɛdʒ]
v. To allege, to assert, declare. To make statements usuually by way of accusation.
pt. pp. ledged
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
allegation [aləˈgeʃən]: An allegation, statement, assertion.
ledgin: Alleging etc.
ledgate, ledge, ledgin, ledgit, leget, legit,
ledge [ˈlɛdʒ]
also leget [ˈlɛdʒət]
n. A projecting rim, a flange, a ramp. A label projecting from the page of a book for ease of reference. The parapet of a bridge. MN. The top of the lower sash of a window forming a ledge or shelf.
v. To jut out, project, overhang. To furnish with a parapet.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ledgin: A projection, ledge. A parapet.

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