leeward tide
- n a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
leather
- n an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
- v whip with a leather strap
leary
- n United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
lease
- n property that is leased or rented out or let
- n a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
- n the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
- v let for money
- v hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- v grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
- v engage for service under a term of contract
lease-lend
- n the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause
leash
- n restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- n the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- n a figurative restraint
kept a tight leash on his emotions
he's always gotten a long leash - v fasten with a rope
least common multiple
- n the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers
least shrew
- n small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States
least squares
- n a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
leather fern
- n stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
- n widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds