| ACALEPH | • acaleph n. (Dated) A member of the former Acalephae group, now a part of the Cnidaria phylum. • ACALEPH n. (Greek) any cnidarian (jellyfish), also ACALEPHAN, ACALEPHE. |
| ALEPINE | • alepine n. Alternative form of alépine. • alépine n. Mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric. • ALEPINE n. (Arabic) a mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric. |
| CLEPING | • cleping v. Present participle of clepe. • CLEPE v. (archaic) to call, name, also CLEEP. |
| KLEPHTS | • klephts n. Plural of klepht. • KLEPHT n. (Modern Greek) a Greek brigand or guerrilla. |
| KLEPTOS | • kleptos n. Plural of klepto. • KLEPTO n. (short for) kleptomaniac, one that steals impulsively. |
| LEPORID | • leporid n. (Mammalogy) Any mammal of the family Leporidae: the hares and rabbits. • LEPORID adj. pertaining or belonging to the family comprising rabbits and hares. • LEPORID n. an animal of this family. |
| LEPPING | • LEP v. (dialect) to leap. |
| LEPROSE | • leprose adj. (Medicine) Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy. • leprose adj. (Botany) Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus. • LEPROSE adj. affected with leprosy, also LEPROUS, LEPROTIC. |
| LEPROSY | • leprosy n. (Medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve… • leprosy n. (Medicine, now usually proscribed) Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin… • leprosy n. (Figurative) Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such… |
| LEPROUS | • leprous adj. Relating to or infected with one of the diseases known as leprosy. • leprous adj. Similar to leprosy or its symptoms. • leprous adj. Having the appearance of the skin of one infected with leprosy; flaking, peeling, scabby, scurfy. |
| LEPTINS | • leptins n. Plural of leptin. • LEPTIN n. a hormone released by fat cells. |
| LEPTOME | • leptome n. The portion of the mestome that transports food substances. • LEPTOME n. phloem or bast. |
| LEPTONS | • leptons n. Plural of lepton. • LEPTON n. a monetary unit of Greece. |
| SCHLEPP | • schlepp v. Alternative form of schlep. • schlepp n. Alternative form of schlep. • SCHLEPP v. (Yiddish) to drag one's feet; travel a great distance, also SCHLEP, SHLEP, SHLEPP. |
| SCHLEPS | • schleps n. Plural of schlep. • SCHLEP v. (Yiddish) to drag one's feet; travel a great distance, also SCHLEPP, SHLEP, SHLEPP. |
| SHLEPPS | • shlepps n. Plural of shlepp. • shlepps v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shlepp. • SHLEPP v. (Yiddish) to drag one's feet; travel a great distance, also SCHLEP, SCHLEPP, SHLEP. |
| SHLEPPY | • SHLEPPY adj. shabby, rundown, also SCHLEPPY. |
| TELEPIC | • telepic n. (Informal) telefilm. • TELEPIC n. a feature-length motion picture made for TV. |
| YCLEPED | • ycleped adj. Alternative spelling of yclept. • CLEPE v. (archaic) to call, name, also CLEEP. |