leers
plural of leer
leers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leer
• Elser, Esler, Reels, reels, resel
Source: Wiktionary
Leer, v. t.
Definition: To learn. [Obs.] See Lere, to learn.
Leer, a. Etym: [OE. lere; akin to G. leer, OHG. & OS. lari.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Definition: Empty; destitute; wanting; as: (a) Empty of contents. "A leer stomach." Gifford. (b) Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse. B. Jonson. (c) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words.
Leer, n.
Definition: An oven in which glassware is annealed.
Leer, n. Etym: [OE.lere cheek, face, look, AS. hleĂłr cheek, face; akin to OS. hlear, hlior, OD. lier, Icel. hl.]
1. The cheek. [Obs.] Holinshed.
2. complexion; aspect; appearance. [Obs.] A Rosalind of a better leer than you. Shak.
3. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion. With jealous leer malign Eyed them askance. Milton. She gives the leer of invitation. Shak. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. Pope.
Leer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leered; p. pr. & vb. n. Leering.]
Definition: To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look. I will leer him as a'comes by. Shak. The priest, above his book, Leering at his neighbor's wife. Tennyson.
Leer, v. t.
Definition: To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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