Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z leadenness The quality of being leaden. leader Any person who leads or directs. leaderboard A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition. leaderene A female leader (especially an autocratic one) leaderess A female leader. leaderette A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial. leaderfag A person, especially a member of the hacktivist group Anonymous, who acts bossy or unilaterally declares themselves to be in control of something. Leaderfoot A hamlet east of Melrose, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5734). leaderful Typical of, or befitting, a leader; capable of leading a project or a team. leaderish Like a leader; leaderlike. leaderism A political policy directed at the affirmation of one person in the role of indisputable or infallible leader. leaderist Pertaining to leaderism. leaderless Without a person providing direction. leaderlessly Without a leader. leaderlessness The state or condition of being leaderless. leaderlike Indicating or characteristic of a leader leaderly Befitting a leader. leaderman a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descent leadership The capacity of someone to lead others. leadfield An area where lead ore is mined leadfoot One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in and/or is fond of slamming and flooring the accelerator often. leadfooted Clumsy. Leadgate A hamlet in Alston Moor parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7043). leadhand A supervising worker. leadhillite A soft lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral. Leadhills A village in South Lanarkshire council area, the second highest village in Scotland (OS grid ref NS8815). leadholder A simple mechanical pencil that uses individual leads that eventually need replacing. leadiness The quality of being leady. leading Providing guidance or direction. Leadingham A surname. leadingly In a way that leads; as a leading question. leadingness The quality of being leading. leadish Resembling or containing lead (the metal). Leadite A joint-sealing compound made from iron, sulfur, etc., that was used instead of lead-containing compounds. leadless Without lead (the metal). leadlessness Absence of lead (the metal). leadlight A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames. leadlighter A person or company that makes leadlight windows. leadlighting A set of leadlights leadlike Resembling or characteristic of the metal lead. leadline A leash or strap for leading an animal. leadman The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor. leadoff Beginning something by leading the way, e.g. being the first batter in an inning Leadon A surname. leadpipe The pipe or tube of a brass instrument into which the mouthpiece is placed. leadplant a tall deciduous shrub of species Amorpha canescens, in the pea family, native to North America, with very small purple flowers grouped in racemes. leadproof Resistant to lead (the metal). leadscrew A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion. leadsman lodesman (a leader or guide) leadtree Any of the genus Leucaena of flowering plants, native to the Americas. Leadville A city, the county seat of Lake County, Colorado, United States. leadwood A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe leadwork fittings made from lead (the metal) leadworker A metalworker who works with lead. leadworks A factory that processes lead (the metal). leadwort Any of various maritime herbs of the genus Plumbago, some of which have lead-coloured spots on the leaves or nearly lead-coloured flowers. leady Synonym of leaden, of or related to the metal lead. leadzyme A small ribozyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a specific phosphodiester bond. leaf The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. leafage The leaves of plants collectively; foliage. leafbase The base of a leaf, where it joins the stem. leafbearing That bears leaves. leafbird Any of the genus Chloropsis of small passerine birds, native to India and southeast Asia. leafblowing The removal of leaves using a leaf blower. leafborne Sprouting from, supported by, or carried by a leaf. leafburst The eruption of a new leaf through the underlying tissue leafcasting A means of strengthening paper so as to preserve it, covering existing pieces of weak paper with stronger sheets using mechanical equipment. leafcup A coarse American composite weed, Smallanthus uvedalia. leafdom Leaves generally; leafy places. leafeater Any organism that consumes leaves. leafed Having a leaf or leaves (of the specified kind). leafen Formed in leaves. leafer One who leafs. leafery leaves; foliage leafet A small leaf leaffall The act or process of dropping leaves. leaffish A small South American freshwater fish of the family Polycentridae. leafflower The plant Phyllanthus urinaria leaffolder Any of various moths that fold leaves as they eat them leafful An amount or measure held by a leaf. leafhopper Any insect of the family Cicadellidae. Leafield A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3115). leafily In a leafy manner. leafiness The state or condition of being leafy. leafing The act of one who leafs through something. leafit A leaflet. Leafland Canada. leafless Of plants or trees, without leaves. leaflessness The property of being leafless. leaflet One of the components of a compound leaf. leafleteer A person who writes, prints or distributes leaflets. leafleteering The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda. leafleter A person who distributes leaflets. leafletless Lacking leaflets. leafletting A demonstration at which leaflets are distributed. leaflike Having the form or other qualities of a leaf. leafling A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet. leaflove Any of several songbirds of certain genera in family Pycnonotidae, the bulbul family. leaflute A leaf that is used to produce music by placing it in the mouth, curled up, and blowing. leafmeal One leaf at a time; leaf by leaf. leafmining That functions as a leaf miner leafness The state or quality of being a leaf. leafpile A pile of leaves. leafroll A viral condition of certain plants, such as potato plants and grapevines, in which new leaves curl and become discoloured. leafscraper Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. leafset A cluster of leaves leafsome Full of leaves, bearing leaves leafspace A topological space that is the quotient of a laminated or foliated manifold by identification of each leaf, and each closed complementary region, to a point. leafspot A round blemish on the leaf of a plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria. leafstalk The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant. leaftosser Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. leaful Full of faith; believing. leafule A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf). leafwing Any butterfly of the subfamily Charaxinae. leafwise In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure. leafwork Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage leafworker A bird of species Phyllergates cucullatus. leafworm A caterpillar, especially that eats the leaves of plants. leafy Covered with leaves. Leaghur A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia Leagrave A suburb and former village in Luton borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0523). league A group or association of cooperating members. leaguelong Of a league in length. leaguer A siege. leaguerer A besieger. leaguewide Throughout a given league leaguist A member or supporter of a league. Leah The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob. Leahey A surname from Irish. Leahy A surname from Irish. leak A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. leakable Able to leak or to be leaked. leakage An act of leaking, or something that leaks. leakance A measure of leakage, typically as a result if imperfect insulation Leake A surname. leaked Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press. leakee One about whom information is leaked. leakeite A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. leaker Somebody who leaks information. Leakes A surname. Leakesville A town, the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States. Leakey A surname. Leakgate Synonym of Plamegate. leakguard Anything that prevents leaks. leakily In a leaky way. leakiness The property of being leaky. leaking The act by which something leaks. leakless Without leaks. leaklessness Absence of leaks. leakproof Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.