Definitions for Lek

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Lek lek

Spelling: [lek]

IPA: /lɛk/

Lek is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 11 anagrams from letters in Lek (ekl).

Definitions for Lek

noun

1. a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
2. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qintars.
3. a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River; the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 miles (64 km) long.

verb (used without object)

1. (of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.

Origin of Lek

1865-70; Swedish: mating ground (perhaps elliptically from lekställe), mating, game, play, Old Norse leikr play, cognate with Old English lāc struggle, offering, gift, Gothic laiks dance, Old

Examples for Lek

lek asked other questions, and Answerer was unable to answer them.

Ever since the dawn of time, lek, Ilm and the others had gathered purple.

The Ritz hired Thai architect lek Bunnag for the grounds and IA49 as the interior designer.

The line of the lek was abandoned and the province of Utrecht evacuated.

For this speech lek switched to Ilgret, the language of incipient-knowledge.

She rose and walked towards the hill from which lek had come.

lek spoke the Ollgrat language now, the language of imminent decision.

"No," lek said, still speaking the language of imminent decision.

The great job of lek and his kind was the gathering of purple.

I am a traveller,” answered lek, “and I must remain there until to-morrow.