leister
- n a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon)
leisure
- n time available for ease and relaxation
his job left him little leisure - n freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
he lacked the leisure for golf
leisure wear
- n informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing
leitmotif
- n a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
leitmotiv
- n a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
leitneria floridana
- n very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
leitneriaceae
- n coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
leland stanford
- n United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
lem
- n a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
lemaireocereus
- n tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit
lemaireocereus chichipe
- n tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit