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leeward tide
  • n  a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
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leanness
  • n  the quality of being meager
  • n  the property of having little body fat
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leap
  • n  a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
  • n  an abrupt transition
    a successful leap from college to the major leagues
  • n  a sudden and decisive increase
  • n  the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
    a leap of 10 feet
  • v  move forward by leaps and bounds
    The child leapt across the puddle
  • v  pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
    leap into fame
  • v  jump down from an elevated point
    the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
  • v  cause to jump or leap
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leap day
  • n  the name of the day that is added during a leap year
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leap second
  • n  a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
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leap year
  • n  in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400
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leapfrog
  • n  advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
    the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends
  • n  a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
  • v  jump across
    He leapfrogged his classmates
  • v  progress by large jumps instead of small increments
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leaping
  • n  a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
  • v  move forward by leaps and bounds
  • v  pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  • v  jump down from an elevated point
  • v  cause to jump or leap
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lear
  • n  British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
  • n  the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
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learned person
  • n  someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
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learned profession
  • n  one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles
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learned reaction
  • n  a reaction that has been acquired by learning
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learned response
  • n  a reaction that has been acquired by learning
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learner
  • n  someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
  • n  works for an expert to learn a trade
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learner's dictionary
  • n  a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language
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