ley
pronunciation
How to pronounce ley in British English:
UK [leɪ]
How to pronounce ley in American English:
US [leɪ]
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- Noun:
- a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
Word Origin
- ley (n.)
- "line of a prehistoric track; alignment of natural and artificial features," 1922 [Alfred Watkins], apparently a variant of lea. Popular topic in Britain in 1920s and 30s and again in 1960s-70s.
Example
- 1. Knuth : the hacker 's spirit is best described in steven ley 's wonderful book hackers .
- 2. Willy ley was the carl sagan of his day , tirelessly popularizing space exploration and bringing his vision to the public at large .
- 3. A long-standing engagement of bertha and miss ley forced him to take leave of them in the afternoon .
- 4. Craddock was nervously thinking of something to say , miss ley made no effort to help him .
- 5. " The man 's a fool ! " Muttered miss ley to herself , but quite audibly .