Crossword-Solution: LEEK
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Leek | n. | A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LEEK | anagram | ELKE, KEEL, KELE, KLEE |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERTA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with LEEK (5)
Else, having shorn, they smear their bodies o'er With acrid oil-lees, and mix silver-scum And native sulphur and Idaean pitch, Wax mollified with ointment, and therewith Sea-leek, strong hellebores, bitumen black.
Bright gold itself they would despise, Or healing leek-herb underprize, If not still brought before their eyes." Fin Arnason took the business so much to heart that he left the country and went to Denmark to King Svein, where he met a friendly reception.
Paullini and the Ephemerides mention perspiration which was of a leek-green color, and Borellus has observed deep green perspiration.
Donald tasted hunters’ rock leek, and learned that any he found while on a hunting expedition would furnish a splendid substitute for water.
Put into a stewpan two glasses of Chablis, two tablespoonsful of mushroom trimmings, a leek cut up, a bunch of herbs, five peppercorns, and boil till it is reduced to half.
Quotes with LEEK (2)
Alles wat ik van het leven weet maakte ik me buiten de muren van de school eigen, en zodra ik me binnen die muren bevond leek het of ik achterwaarts leefde.
I love the whole process of making, serving, and eating hearty soups like lentil, potato leek and carrot, to name a few.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 384 times in crossword archives (1951–2025).