Lexicon: lease – left

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lease (-ed), v. [OE lesan, to gather, collect.]

To be granted permission or use of something.

least, adj. [OE læst, læsest.]

Smallest; slightest; most insignificant.

least, adv. [see least, adj.]

  1. In the smallest or lowest degree.
  2. Phrase. “At Least”, adverbial phrase. If nothing else; with regard to minimal expectations.

least, n. [see least, adj.]

Poorest person; most insignificant being; one of lowliest station; person in the worst condition.

leave, n. [OE léaf.]

Permission; allowance.

leave (-s,leaving, left), v. [OE læfan.]

  1. Allow to remain; not to take or remove.
  2. Withdraw; depart from.
  3. Deposit and not take again.
  4. To have remaining at departure or removal, as a trace or consequence.
  5. To permit without interposition.

ledge (-s), n. [ME legge.]

A raised or projecting edge.

leech, n. [OE læce.]

An aquatic blood-sucking worm, which is used in the medical art for topical bleeding.

left, adj. [OE left.]

Denoting the part opposed to the right side of the body.

left, n. [see left, adj.]