lease, n. letting, demise; tenure. Associated words: lessee, lessor.
least, n. minimum. Associated words: minimize, minimization.
least, a. smallest, minimum.
leather-burning, n. pyrography.
leathery, a. coriaceous, [tough], alutaceous.
leave, n. [permission]; leave-taking, adieu, [farewell], congé; [withdrawal], [retirement], [departure], leaving, egress.
leave, v. depart from, [vacate], retire from; [abandon], [forsake], [desert]; abstain from, [forego], desist from, [forbear]; [permit], [allow], [let]; [commit], give [over], [intrust], consign, deliver; [will], [bequeath], [devise]; depart, set [out], [start], [go].
leaves, n. pl. [foliage], leafage. See leaf.
leavetaking, n. [farewell], valedictory, congé, adieu.
leavings, n. pl. remnants, fragments, [offal], [refuse], [waste], scraps, culls, orts.