English to English Dictionary

Lever

A rigid bar that is free to pivot about a fixed point, used to lift or move a load.

Leverage

The mechanical advantage gained by using a lever; power or ability to act effectively.

Leveret

A young hare, specifically one in its first year of life.

Levity

The quality of being light in weight or not being serious.

Levy

An imposition, raising, or collection of something, such as a tax, by authority or force.

Lewis

A device used by stonemasons consisting of metal wedges fitted into a hole in a stone to allow it to be lifted by a crane.

Lexeme

The fundamental unit of meaning in a language, representing a single word or a base form of a word.

Lexical Priming

A psycholinguistic phenomenon whereby the faster recognition or production of a word is facilitated by prior exposure to a semantically or morphologically related word.

Lexicography

The professional practice, methodology, and art of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.

Lexicology

The academic branch of linguistics that studies the nature, meaning, history, and use of words and vocabulary.

Lexicon

The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

Lexington

A historic town in Massachusetts, USA, renowned as the site of the first military clash of the American Revolutionary War.