nounπShareA quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali."My grandmother used the leach in the backyard to make her own soap from wood ashes. "substancechemistryagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc."My grandmother used a wooden leach to make lye from wood ashes for her homemade soap. "utensilmaterialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century."1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "To make Leach and to colour it""foodhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."The doctor used a leech to draw blood and reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger. "animalorganismbiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.""My lazy cousin is a leach; he always borrows money but never pays it back." "personnegativecharactersocietybusinessmoraleconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The doctor carefully positioned the leach over the swollen bruise, hoping to draw out the pooled blood and reduce the inflammation. "medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA physician."In past centuries, people consulted a leach for medical advice and treatment. "medicinepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Heathenry) A healer."In the small village, Freya was known as the village's leach, skilled in herbal remedies and healing touch. "religionmythologypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe vertical edge of a square sail."The wind filled the square sail, causing the leach to curve gently outwards. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailboat's leach was flapping in the wind. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid."Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."chemistryprocessscienceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo part with soluble constituents by percolation."Rain can leach minerals from the soil, carrying them away into the river. "chemistrygeologyenvironmentprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading