Search the Dictionary

Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

98,828 entries. Headwords are matched first, then definition text.

1,627 words match “LEY”

PLEY v. 2 definitions
See Play. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PLEYT n.
An old term for a river boat.
PODLEY n.
A young coalfish.
POLEY a. 2 definitions
Without horns; polled. [Prov. Eng.] "That poley heifer." H. Kingsley.
PULLEY n. 2 definitions
To raise or lift by means of a pulley. [R.] Howell.
PUSLEY n.
Purslane. [Colloq. U. S]
ROLLEY n.
A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine. Tomlison.
SCOLEY v.
To go to school; to study. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SHIRLEY n.
The bullfinch.
SLEY n. 3 definitions
A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.]
TIDLEY n. 2 definitions
The wren.
TILLEY; TILLEY SEED n.
The seeds of a small tree (Croton Pavana) common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.]
TOMALEY n.
The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; -- called also tomalline.
TROLLEY CAR n.
A motor car to which the current is conveyed by means of a trolley.
TROLLEY WIRE n.
A heavy conducting wire on which the trolley car runs and from which it receives the current.
TROLLEY; TROLLY n. 2 definitions
A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.]
VALLEY n. 3 definitions
broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. The valley of the shadow of death. Ps. xxiii. 4. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.
VILEYNS a.
Villainous. [Obs.] "Vileyns sinful deeds make a churl." Chaucer.
VOLLEY n. 4 definitions
the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms. Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. Milton. Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. Byron.
VOLLEY BALL n.
A game played by volleying a large inflated ball with the hands over a net 7 ft. 6 in. high.
← Previous Page 3 of 82 Next →