leading
Providing guidance or direction.
Dictionary · English 114
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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Frequency: All Top 1,000 1,001–5,000
loved
Being the object of love.
link
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
leader
Any person who leads or directs.
letter
A symbol in an alphabet.
lines
Words spoken by the actors.
latest
Most recent.
learning
An act in which something is learned.
literally
In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word. — Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
lived
Having a specified duration of life.
lots
A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
library
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
location
A particular point or place in physical space.
learned
Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
losing
That loses or has lost.
lake
A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
louis
Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
leadership
The capacity of someone to lead others.
liked
viewed favorably, held in high regard
lovely
Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
lee
A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
lies
Great, wonderful
links
A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
labour
An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
limit
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
listed
Entered on a list, especially an official one.
loan
An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
lawyer
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
legs
Eleven.
lying
The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
letters
Literature (school subject).
liberal
Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
listening
Of something or someone that listens.
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lunch
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
lights-out
exceptionally good or excellent
literature
The body of all written works.
largely
In a widespread or large manner.
laughing
verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
load
A burden; a weight to be carried.
low-lying
easily attacked or criticized
laid
Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
latter
Relating to or being the second of two items.
legislation
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
linked
Connected, either with links, or as if with links.
letting
Synonym of tenancy.
license
A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
l-bomb
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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the
level-headed
Remaining calm and sensible in difficult situations
Latin
Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
lewis
A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
long-burning
lasting or enduring for a long time
lesson
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
loose
To let loose, to free from restraints.
legend
The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
lieutenant
The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. — In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
label
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
Liverpool
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
locked
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.