LES (countable and uncountable, plural LESs)
(anatomy) Initialism of lower esophageal sphincter.
Initialism of lake effect snow.
(military, US) Initialism of Leave and Earnings Statement.
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les (plural leses)
(slang, colloquial) Clipping of lesbian.
les (comparative more les, superlative most les)
(slang, colloquial) Clipping of lesbian.
• ELs, ESL, LSE, SLE, els
Les
A diminutive of the male given names Lester, Leslie.
A diminutive of the female given name Leslie.
• ELs, ESL, LSE, SLE, els
Source: Wiktionary
Les, n.
Definition: A leash. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
