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Letter
- noun - a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
- a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
- an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"
- mark letters on or mark with letters
- owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
- set down or print with letters
- the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
- win an athletic letter
Lettic
- - Of or pertaining to the Letts; Lettish. (b) Of or pertaining to a branch of the Slavic family, subdivided into Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian. -- n. (a) The language of the Letts; Lettish. (b) The language of the Lettic race, including Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
Letups
- noun - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
Leucin
- - a naturally occurring alpha-amino acid ((CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH), one of the building units of almost all proteins of living organisms, both animal and vegetable. It is one of the essential amino acids (not synthesized by the human body, a required component for proper nutrition), and is hydrophobic in character when bound in proteins. In isolated form it is a white, crystalline, zwitterionic substance formed, e. g. by the decomposition of proteins by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute mineral acid, or by putrefaction. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid. It occurs as two optical isomers, the L- and D-forms. The L-form, L-leucine, is the natural form, present in most proteins.
Levana
- - A goddess who protected newborn infants.
Levant
- noun - a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
- run off without paying a debt
- the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
Levees
- noun - 4. sovereign's assembly
- a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
- a pier that provides a landing place on a river
- an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
Levels
- noun - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
- aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
- become level or even; "The ground levelled off"
- direct into a
Levers
- noun - a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
- a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Levi's
- noun - a popular brand of jeans