leeward tide
- n a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
lecturing
- n teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
- v deliver a lecture or talk
- v censure severely or angrily
lecythidaceae
- n large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
led
- n diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
- v take somebody somewhere
- v have as a result or residue
- v tend to or result in
- v travel in front of; go in advance of others
- v cause to undertake a certain action
Her greed led her to forge the checks - v stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
His knowledge doesn't go very far - v be in charge of
- v be ahead of others; be the first
- v be conducive to
- v lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- v lead, extend, or afford access
- v move ahead (of others) in time or space
- v cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- v preside over
leda
- n (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda
lederhosen
- n leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
ledger
- n a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- n an accounting journal as a physical object
ledger line
- n a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
ledger paper
- n a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers