noun Download 🔗Share An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. Examples : "The doctor used leeches to reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger by drawing out excess blood. " animal biology medicine organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion. Examples : ""The unemployed relative who constantly borrows money but never repays it is considered one of the family's leeches." " person negative business economy society moral character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum. Examples : "The old medical kit contained glass leeches, used for drawing blood and relieving swelling. " medicine utensil device organism animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient. Examples : "The doctor decided to leech the swelling in the patient's knee. " medicine biology physiology organism animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drain (resources) without giving back. Examples : "Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return." economy business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A physician. Examples : "In the 1800s, some doctors were known as "leeches" because they often used bloodletting as a treatment. " medicine person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Heathenry) A healer. Examples : "In their village, the leeches were respected for their knowledge of herbs and their ability to mend broken bones. " religion mythology person medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat, cure or heal. Examples : "While unconventional and less common in modern English, here's a sentence fitting the requested parameters: "In the old days, doctors would leech patients with bloodletting to try and cure them of their illnesses." " medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The vertical edge of a square sail. Examples : "The sailors adjusted the lines to tighten the leeches of the square sails, making the ship sail faster. " nautical sailing part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The aft edge of a triangular sail. Examples : "The sailor adjusted the tension on the leeches of the mainsail to catch more wind. " nautical sailing part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading