4-Letter Words That Start With: LEA
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| Expand? | Word | Save? | Length | Usage | Points | Type | ||
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| leak | 4 | 8 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape • soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi • a euphemism for urination • the discharge of a fluid from some container • unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information verb • tell anonymously • be leaked • enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure • have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out | ||||||||
| leaf | 4 | 7 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants • a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) • hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) verb • look through a book or other written material • turn over pages • produce leaves, of plants | ||||||||
| leap | 4 | 6 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards • an abrupt transition • a sudden and decisive increase • the distance leaped (or to be leaped) verb • move forward by leaps and bounds • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another • jump down from an elevated point • cause to jump or leap | ||||||||
| lead | 4 | 5 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an advantage held by a competitor in a race • a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil • evidence pointing to a possible solution • a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') • the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) • the introductory section of a story • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning • an actor who plays a principal role • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base • an indication of potential opportunity • a news story of major importance • the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine • restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge verb • take somebody somewhere • produce as a result or residue • tend to or result in • travel in front of; go in advance of others • cause to undertake a certain action • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • be in charge of • be ahead of others; be the first • be conducive to • lead, as in the performance of a composition • lead, extend, or afford access • move ahead (of others) in time or space • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • preside over | ||||||||
| lean | 4 | 4 | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • lacking excess flesh • lacking in mineral content or combustible material noun • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical adjective satellite • containing little excess • not profitable or prosperous verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • cause to lean or incline • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • rely on for support • cause to lean to the side | ||||||||
| lear | 4 | 4 | ||||||
noun • British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888) • the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters | ||||||||
| leal | 4 | 4 | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • faithful and true | ||||||||
| leas | 4 | 4 | ||||||
noun • a unit of length of thread or yarn • a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | ||||||||
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