6-letter words starting with le
- ledger — Bookkeeping. an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
- ledges — Plural form of ledge.
- ledoux — Claude-Nicolas [klohd-nee-kaw-lah] /kloʊd ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1736–1806, French architect.
- leered — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
- leerer — having no burden or load.
- leeway — extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
- leftie — lefty1 .
- leg it — run, hurry
- leg up — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- legacy — legacy system
- legals — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- legate — an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- legato — In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
- legged — having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination): two-legged; long-legged.
- legger — Short for a bootlegger.
- leggie — a leg break
- leggin — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
- leging — Present participle of lege.
- legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- legist — an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- leglen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- leglet — a piece of jewellery worn around the leg
- leglin — a milk pail
- legman — a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- legmen — Plural form of legman.
- legong — an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.
- legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- leguia — Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- legume — any plant of the legume family, especially those used for feed, food, or as a soil-improving crop.
- lehigh — a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.
- lehman — Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- lehnga — A long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women.
- leiden — a city in W Netherlands.
- leipoa — mallee fowl.
- leiria — a city in central Portugal: site of the first printing press in Portugal (1466). Pop: 119 870 (2001)
- lekker — (South Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great.
- lekvar — a soft, jamlike spread made of sweetened prunes or apricots.
- leland — a male given name.
- leloir — Luis Federico [lwees fe-th e-ree-kaw] /lwis ˌfɛ ðɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–1987, Argentine biochemist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970.
- lemalu — Jonathan (Fa'afetai). born 1976, New Zealand singer of Samoan descent; a bass-baritone noted esp for his lieder recitals
- lemans — Plural form of leman.
- lemass — Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- lemmas — Plural form of lemma.
- lemmie — Eye dialect of let me.
- lemnos — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lemond — Gregory James ("Greg") born 1961, U.S. cyclist with three victories (1986, 1989–90) in the Tour de France.
- lemons — Plural form of lemon.
- lemony — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- lemper — Ute (ˈuːtɪ). born 1963, German singer and actress, noted esp for her performances of songs by Kurt Weill