leeward tide
- n a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
lebistes reticulatus
- n small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
leave of absence
- n the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
leaven
- n a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- n an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor - v cause to puff up with a leaven
unleavened bread
leavening
- n an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor - n a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- v cause to puff up with a leaven
leaving
- n the act of departing
- v go away from a place
- v go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- v act or be so as to become in a specified state
- v leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- v move out of or depart from
- v make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- v have as a result or residue
- v remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- v put into the care or protection of someone
- v leave or give by will after one's death
- v have left or have as a remainder
- v be survived by after one's death
- v transmit (knowledge or skills)
- v leave behind unintentionally
lebanese hizballah
- n a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
lebanese pound
- n the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
lebensraum
- n space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
leboyer method
- n a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
leboyer method of childbirth
- n a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged