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Words starting with L

Words that start with L

Loud leopards leap from limb to limb in Louisiana.

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Animals starting with L

Animals

Photo of liquorice candy

Food

Plants that start with L

Plants

Adjectives that start with L

Adjectives

Verbs that start with L

Verbs

Countries that start with L

Countries

Cities that start with L

Cities

Jobs that start with L

Jobs

Photo of arms and legs

Body parts

Plants that start with L

Fruit

Photo of a lark

Birds

Photo of some ingots of lead
Photo by Alexey Kats
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Lis forLead (metal)

Scientific name: Pb
Lead is a soft metal that is usually dull grey. It is the heaviest stable metal. It has a relatively low melting point. Lead is used in batteries, bullets, solder, pewter and radiation shields. Lead is a heavy metal like mercury and can accumulate in the body and cause poisoning. Lead poisoning was common in ancient times.
Metals
Photo of a camel being led
Photo by Heather McQuaid
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Lis forLead (verb)

You lead someone or something when you take them somewhere. People usually lead animals by holding one end of a rope that is tied to the animal. The opposite of lead is follow.
Verbs
Photo of a man leading
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Lis forLeader

Anyone can be a leader. Being a leader means you are the ruler of something or a great role model for others.
People, Jobs
Photo of a stained glass window.
Photo by Mark Strozier
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Lis forLeadlight

Leadlighting, also called stained glass, is the craft of making beautiful works out of coloured glass held together by strips of lead. The effect of light shining through a stained glass window or a stained glass lampshade can be spectacular. Most churches have stained glass windows.
Hobbies
Photo of a leaf
Photo by Su Neko
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Lis forLeaf

Leaves grow all over most plants. Leaves are always some shade of green, although they often have yellow or red patterns on them. Plants use sunlight falling on the green in their leaves, called chlorophyll, to convert air and water into food.
Plant parts
Photo of a leaking bucket
Photo by Michael Vroegop
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Lis forLeak

Something leaks if what is inside it can drip out when it is not supposed to. The picture is of a bucket that is leaking badly from several holes.
Photo of a leaning gravestone
Photo by Jo Jakeman
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Lis forLean

Something is leaning if it has tilted from being vertical. The gravestone in the picture is leaning quite badly. You might also lean on something if you put some of your weight on it, for example when you lean up against a lamp post.
Photo of a woman leaping
Photo by Will Foster
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Lis forLeap

Leap is another word for jump, particularly a big jump. The woman in the picture is leaping up into the air.
Verbs
Photo of a woman leaping off a cliff
Photo by Charlie Marshall
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Lis forLeapt

Leapt is the past tense of leap.
Past
Photo of a dog on a leash
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Lis forLeash

A leash is a long, thin piece of rope or cord that is used to lead an animal around. Leashes are usually attached to a collar around the animal's neck. Leashes are most often used to take a dog on a walk.
Tack