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Leakance

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• Leaker

  [leek] /lik/ noun 1. an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof. 2. an act or instance of leaking. 3. any means of unintended entrance or escape. 4. Electricity. the loss of current from a conductor, usually resulting from poor insulation. 5. […]

• Leakey

  [lee-kee] /ˈli ki/ noun 1. Louis Seymour Bazett [baz-it] /ˈbæz ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1903–72, British archaeologist and anthropologist. 2. Mary (Douglas) 1913–96, British archaeologist (wife of Louis Leakey). 3. their son, Richard (Erskine Frere) [freer] /frɪər/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Kenyan paleontologist and animal-rights activist. /ˈliːkɪ/ noun 1. Louis Seymour Bazett (ˈbæzɪt). 1903–72, British anthropologist […]

• Leakproof

  [leek-proof] /ˈlikˌpruf/ adjective 1. designed to prevent : a leakproof bottle.

• Leaky

  [lee-kee] /ˈli ki/ adjective, leakier, leakiest. 1. allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container. 2. Informal. unreliable: a leaky memory; a leaky tongue. /ˈliːkɪ/ adjective leakier, leakiest 1. leaking or tending to leak adj. mid-15c., from leak (n.) + -y (2). Related: Leakiness.

• Lean

  [leen] /lin/ verb (used without object), leaned or (especially British) leant; leaning. 1. to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window. 2. to incline, as in a particular direction; slant: The post leans to the left. The building leaned sharply before renovation. 3. to incline in feeling, opinion, action, etc.: […]

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