LEECH

Meaning of LEECH in English

(n.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, esp. those species used in medicine, as Hirudo medicinalis of Europe, and allied species.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

LEECH — Any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea (about 300 known species), with a small sucker containing the mouth at the …
Английский словарь Британика
LEECH — I. ˈlēch noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEECH — (v. t.) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — ( v. t. ) To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — /leech/ , n. Margaret , 1893-1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — leech 1 — leechlike , adj. /leech/ , n. 1. any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — v. cling to, stick to like a leech; draw blood using leeches
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEECH — I. ˈlēch noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEECH — noun ·see 2d leach. 2. leech ·vt ·see leach, ·vt. 3. leech ·vt to bleed by the use of leeches. …
Webster English vocab
LEECH — [leech] n [ME leche, fr. OE laece; akin to OHG lahhi physician] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: physician, surgeon 2. [fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEECH — Head of the giant Amazon leech (Haementeria ghilianii). The retractable proboscis is used to (class Hirudinea) any of about 650 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEECH — leech, Leech BrE AmE liːtʃ ▷ leeched liːtʃt ▷ leeches ˈliːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ leeching ˈliːtʃ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEECH — leech /liːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: læce ] 1 . a small soft creature …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEECH — n. 1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. 1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEECH — 1. n.1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, …
Oxford English vocab
LEECH — ( leeches) 1. A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEECH — [noun] [C] - a fat worm which lives in wet places and fastens itself onto the bodies of humans and …
Cambridge English vocab
LEECH — n. Any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea (about 300 known species), with a small sucker containing the mouth at …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LEECH — Someone who does little or no work, yet claims responsibility for the final product. To do little or no work …
Slang English vocab
LEECH — See: HORSE-LEECH
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LEECH — Among BBS types, crackers and warez d00dz , one who consumes knowledge without generating new software, cracks, or techniques. BBS …
Jargon File English vocabulary
LEECH — I 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to ≈ приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech ≈ пристать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — _I 1. li:tʃ n 1. зоол. пиявка медицинская ( Hirudo medicinalis ) 2. кровопийца, вымогатель 3. арх. , шутл. врач, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEECH — I leech сущ.1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — пристать как …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEECH — _I 1. li:tʃ n 1. зоол. пиявка медицинская ( Hirudo medicinalis ) 2. кровопийца, вымогатель 3. арх. , шутл. врач, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — I liʧ 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEECH — I [®Ђ ] leech.wav 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to — приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech — пристать как …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LEECH — пиявка; pl пиявки (Hirudinea) - gnathobdellid leeches - haemadipsid leeches - medicinal leech - terrestrial leeches
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEECH — 1) шкаторина 2) ликтрос - after leech - leech block - leech fore leech - leech line - leech rope …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
LEECH — I 1. сущ. 1) пиявка to apply leeches to ≈ приставлять, прикладывать пиявки to stick like a leech ≈ пристать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEECH — sanguisuc
English interlingue dictionary
LEECH — alimatok
English-Visayan vocabulary
LEECH — I. noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEECH — (v. t.) To bleed by the use of leeches.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (v. t.) See Leach, v. t.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — (n.) See 2d Leach.
Английский словарь Webster
LEECH — ( v. t. ) To bleed by the use of leeches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( v. t. ) See Leach, v. t.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) The border or edge at the side of a sail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) See 2d Leach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — ( n. ) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for drawing blood from a scarified part by means of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEECH — n. bloodsucking worm; person who clings to another without giving anything in return, parasite; doctor, physician (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEECH — n. Variant: also leach Pronunciation: ' l ē ch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English leche ; akin to Middle Low …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1641 1 : to bleed by the use of leeches 2 : to drain the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — n. Pronunciation: ' l ē ch Function: noun Etymology: Middle English leche, from Old English l ǣ ce; akin to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEECH — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a parasitic or predatory annelid worm with suckers at both ends, examples of which were …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LEECH — / liːtʃ; NAmE / noun 1. a small worm that usually lives in water and that attaches itself to other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEECH — n. 1 a perpendicular or sloping side of a square sail. 2 the side of a fore-and-aft sail away from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. archaic or joc. a physician; a healer. [OE lóce f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEECH — n. 1 a perpendicular or sloping side of a square sail. 2 the side of a fore-and-aft sail away from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEECH — n. archaic or joc. a physician; a healer. [ OE lce f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEECH — (~es) 1. A ~ is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water. Leeches feed by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEECH — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Doctor of Medicine, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, GP, MD, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, adherent, adhesive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PARASITE , barnacle, bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, lounge lizard, ||spiv, sponge, sponger, sucker
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LEECH — noun Synonyms: parasite , barnacle, bloodsucker, freeloader, hanger-on, lounge lizard, ||spiv, sponge, sponger, sucker
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. 25B6; noun PARASITE, bloodsucker, passenger; informal scrounger, sponger, freeloader.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEECH — n. to apply ~es to
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LEECH — n. A derogatory slang term for a street-doc or med-tech, particularly one that is expensive or unrelaible.
Shadow Slang English vocab

Английский словарь Webster

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