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— English words —

• lest conj. For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
• lest conj. (After certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (Without the negative particle; introduces…

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Czech
  • lest n. Trick, ruse.
  • lest n. Stratagem.
• Hungarian
  • lest n. Accusative singular of les.
• Icelandic
  • lest n. Train, file, row, line.
  • lest n. Railway train.
  • lest n. Cargo hold.
  • lest n. Ton.
  • lest n. (Obsolete) cargo, burden, load.
• Kashubian
  • lëst n. Leaf.
  • lëst n. Letter.
• Norwegian bokmål
  • lest v. Supine of lese.
  • lest v. Form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by less.
• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • lest n. A last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes).
  • lest n. (Clothing) the foot-part of a stocking.
• Norwegian nynorsk
  • lest n. (Historical) An old measure of volume, about 12 to 24 barrels.
  • lest n. (Historical) An old measure of weight, about half up until a full dozen skippund.
  • lest n. (Historical, nautical) An old unit of measure on the freight capacity of a ship.
  • lest v. Past of låst.
  • lest n. Straws and grasses that grow close to each other.
  • lest n. Sprouting grasses and grains.
• Occitan
  • lèst adj. Ready (prepared for immediate action or use).
  • lèst adj. Agile.
  • lèst n. (Nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship).
• Romanian
  • lest n. Ballast.
• Slovak
  • lesť n. Trick, ruse.
  • lesť n. Stratagem.

— English word, defined in French —

• lest conj. De peur que, sans quoi.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• lest conj. Para que no.
• lest conj. No sea que, no vaya a ser que.

— In German —

• lest V. 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen.
• lest V. 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen.

— In Dutch —

• lest bijv. (Verouderd) laatst.
• lest w. Tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van lessen.
• lest w. Derde persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van lessen.
• lest w. (Verouderd) gebiedende wijs meervoud van lessen.

— In French —

• lest n.m. (Marine) Pierres, sable ou autres matières pesantes dont…
• lest n.m. Sacs de sable qui sont placés dans la nacelle d’un ballon…
• lest n.m. (Aéronautique) Poids supplémentaire porté dans un planeur…

109 English words from 28 English definitions

about Accusative action After Agile and apprehension ballast barrels burden capacity cargo Cargo␣hold case certain close close␣to Clothing denoting dozen each each␣other expressions fear file foot for Form freight from full grains grasses grow half happening heavy Historical hold human immediate in␣case in␣order in␣order␣to introduces last Leaf les lese less Letter line load material measure nautical negative not Obsolete of␣a old on␣the order other part particle Past placed prepared preserving prevent Railway Railway␣train Ready reform removed row ruse shape shaping ship shoes singular skippund something spelling spelling␣reform Sprouting stocking Stratagem Straws superseded Supine that that␣is the Ton tool train Trick unit unit␣of␣measure until up␣until use volume weight with Without

19 English words from 12 foreign definitions

ballon dans des dont lessen Marine nacelle Para Person Plural Poids que sable Sacs sans sea ser van Verbs

37 foreign words from 12 foreign definitions

Aéronautique Aktiv autres De␣peur␣que Derde Derde␣persoon de␣sable enkelvoud gebiedende gebiedende␣wijs Imperativ Indikativ laatst lesen matières meervoud Para␣que persoon pesantes peur Pierres placés planeur porté Präsens qui quoi sans␣quoi sont supplémentaire tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd Tweede Tweede␣persoon vaya Verouderd wijs

20 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Lester lestid Leston lestids Lestons L'Estaque Lestrigon L-estimator Lestrigons L-estimators lestiwarite lestobiosis lestobiotic lestaurtinib lestiwarites Lestrigonian Lestrygonian lest␣we␣forget Lestrigonians Lestrygonians

882 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

alestid alestin celesta Celesta celeste Celeste molests olestra plestor Telesto alestake ale-stake ale␣stake alestids celestas celestes Celestin cholests. Egleston Gileston Golestan molested molestee molester olestras palestra Palestro plestors polestar pole␣star Pole␣Star polester sales␣tax telestic Adlestrop alestakes ale-stakes ale␣stakes Allestree arbalests arbelests atelestid axle␣stand Balestier Ballester ballestra bilestone buckles␣to celestial Celestial +832 words

340 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

blest ablest ailest celest Ch-le-St halest idlest illest malest molest onlest palest rulest vilest agilest amplest beblest boilest buglest callest cholest. coolest cullest curlest dealest dullest evilest exilest failest fallest feelest fellest fillest foilest foolest forlest foulest fowlest fullest gallest hailest healest howlest hurlest icklest kewlest killest koolest lealest mislest +290 words

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

est Est EST -est est. Est. les Les LES -les-

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

SEL tse Tse TSE

10 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

elts ELTs lets LETS let's LTEs SELT tels TESL TLEs

106 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

astel Astle belts Belts blest blets celts Celts delts EFTSL e-list Ertls eSTOL ETLAs felts Felts FELTs flets gelts Helts IELTS islet istle kelts Kelts klets laste lates least leats lects leets Leets lefts Leist Lents Letts let␣us liest lites lotes LOTEs lutes Lutes lyest melts NLETS pelts Pelts salet +56 words

50 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

els Els ELs elt ELT ESL est Est EST -est est. Est. ETL ETs ETS les Les LES -les- let -let LSE LST LTE LTs LTS SEL set Set SET seṭ SLE sl*t Ste StE STE Ste. STL tel TEL Tel. tes TEs TLE TLs TLS tse Tse TSE TSL

70 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AEST best Best cest CEST -cest dest DEST dest. fest -fest gest Gest -gest gest- hest -iest jest kest last Last leat lect -lect lect. leet Leet left Left lent Lent lept -lept lept- lesb lese lesk less LESs 'less -less lett Lett list List LMST lost LSST lust LYST MEST nest Nest NEST pest Pest rest REST 'rest rest. Rest. test Test TEST vest Vest west West yest zest

13 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

est Est EST -est est. Est. les Les LES -les- let -let LST

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

least Leist liest lyest

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