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leeward tide
  • n  a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
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leeward islands
  • n  a group of islands in the eastern West Indies
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leer
  • n  a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • n  a suggestive or sneering look or grin
  • v  look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
    The men leered at the young women on the beach
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lees
  • n  the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
  • n  United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
  • n  United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
  • n  United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
  • n  United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
  • n  leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
  • n  soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
  • n  American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
  • n  the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
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leeuwenhoek
  • n  Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
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leeway
  • n  (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
  • n  a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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leflunomide
  • n  an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium
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left-handed pitcher
  • n  a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
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left-handedness
  • n  the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
  • n  preference for using the left hand
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left-hander
  • n  a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
  • n  a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
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left-luggage office
  • n  a room where baggage or parcels are checked
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left atrioventricular valve
  • n  valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle
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left atrium
  • n  the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
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left atrium of the heart
  • n  the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
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left bank
  • n  the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
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left brain
  • n  the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
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