Words containing lea
3 letter words containing lea
- lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
4 letter words containing lea
- alea — Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- clea — a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- elea — (in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana
- flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- ilea — Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
5 letter words containing lea
- bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- bleam — (jargon) To transmit or send data. "Bleam that binary to me in an e-mail".
- blear — to make (eyes or sight) dim with or as if with tears; blur
- bleat — When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the sound that sheep and goats typically make.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
6 letter words containing lea
7 letter words containing lea
- -leaved — -leaved or -leafed combines with adjectives to form other adjectives which describe the type of leaves a tree or plant has.
- aleardi — Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- azaleas — Plural form of azalea.
- bleaker — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bleakly — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
8 letter words containing lea
- achillea — any plant of the N temperate genus Achillea, with white, yellow, or purple flowers, some species of which are widely grown as garden plants: family Asteraceae (composites)
- aculeate — cutting; pointed
- aleatory — dependent on chance
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- baleares — region of Spain comprising the Balearic Islands: 1,936 sq mi (5,014 sq km); pop. 709,000; cap. Palma
9 letter words containing lea
- acheulean — designating or of a Lower Paleolithic culture characterized by skillfully made bifacial flint hand axes
- achillean — the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- all-clear — the signal that an air raid or other danger is over.
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
10 letter words containing lea
- aeschylean — 525–456 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- battleaxes — Plural form of battleaxe.
- big-league — Sports. of or belonging to a major league: a big-league pitcher.
11 letter words containing lea
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- aqualeather — a very strong type of leather made from the skin of the Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- bandleaders — Plural form of bandleader.
- beleaguered — experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
12 letter words containing lea
- anti-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- broad-leaved — denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves
13 letter words containing lea
- beleaguerment — a blockade or siege
- book-learning — knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- by-your-leave — a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
14 letter words containing lea
- back-clearance — Machinery. the gradual termination of a groove on the body of an object not ending there, as the upper termination of a flute in a twist drill. Also called back clearance. a space in a depressed area of an object into which a machine tool or grinding wheel may safely enter at the end of a pass or operation.
- balm-of-gilead — any of several plants of the genus Commiphora, especially C. opobalsamum and C. meccanensis, which yield a fragrant oleoresin.
- clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
15 letter words containing lea
- clearheadedness — The quality of being clearheaded.
- cleavage-planes — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- irreconcileable — Alternative spelling of irreconcilable.
- leakage-current — an act of leaking; leak.
16 letter words containing lea
- boolean-operator — any operation in which each of the operands and the result take one of two values.
- clearance-papers — the act of clearing.
- clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
- denuclearization — The act or process of denuclearizing.
- follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
17 letter words containing lea
- boileau-despreaux — Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1636–1711, French critic and poet.
- deoxyribonuclease — DNase.
- learning-disabled — pertaining to or having a learning disability: a learning-disabled child.
- nuclear-isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
- polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
18 letter words containing lea
- controlled-release — A controlled-release drug or preparation is released into the body in specified amounts over a specified period of time.
20 letter words containing lea
- clean-bill-of-health — a certificate, carried by a ship, attesting to the presence or absence of infectious diseases among the ship's crew and at the port from which it has come.
22 letter words containing lea
- the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
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