18-letter words containing lea
- a leap in the dark — an action performed without knowledge of the consequences
- as clear as a bell — If something is as clear as a bell, it is very clear indeed.
- broad-leaved maple — a maple, Acer macrophyllum, of western North America, characterized by dark green, thickened leaves that may reach 12 inches (30 cm) or more in width.
- cereal leaf beetle — an Old World leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus, introduced into North America in 1962: a serious pest of small grains, especially oats and cereal grasses.
- clean as a whistle — If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean.
- clean up one's act — to start to behave in a responsible manner
- controlled-release — A controlled-release drug or preparation is released into the body in specified amounts over a specified period of time.
- eleanor of castile — 1246–90, Spanish wife of Edward I of England. Eleanor Crosses were erected at each place at which her body rested between Nottingham, where she died, and London, where she is buried
- galilean satellite — any of the four large satellites of the planet Jupiter – Io, Europa, Ganymede, or Callisto – discovered in 1610 by Galileo
- galilean telescope — a refracting telescope that forms an erect image, consisting of an objective of relatively long focal length that causes light rays to converge and an eyepiece of short focal length that causes them to diverge.
- glyceryl trioleate — olein.
- last but not least — lastly
- lean manufacturing — efficiency in the production of goods
- learned profession — any of the three vocations of theology, law, and medicine, commonly held to require highly advanced learning. Compare profession (def 1).
- leatherback turtle — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
- leave sth too late — If you leave something too late, you delay doing it so that when you eventually do it, it is useless or ineffective.
- new orleans lugger — a half-decked fishing boat, formerly used on the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, having a rather broad hull with centerboard and a single mast with a large dipping lugsail.
- nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
- nuclear capability — If a country has nuclear capability, it is able to produce nuclear power and usually nuclear weapons.
- oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
- pleasure principle — an automatic mental drive or instinct seeking to avoid pain and to obtain pleasure.
- prerelease showing — a showing of a film before it goes on general release
- sale and leaseback — leaseback.
- school-leaving age — the minimum age that children are legally allowed to leave school - in Britain and the United States, this is 16
- security clearance — access to top secret information
- seven-league boots — mythical boots that allowed the wearer to travel seven leagues (a former unit of measurement), ie a great length, at each step
- the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
- to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
- weak nuclear force — weak interaction
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