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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. leech
noun. ['ˈliːtʃ'] carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.
Synonyms
- hirudinean
- horseleech
- annelid worm
- medicinal leech
- Hirudo medicinalis
- class Hirudinea
- annelid
- segmented worm
- Hirudinea
Antonyms
- hate
- dislike
- fill
- spread
Etymology
- leche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- læce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lek (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Leech
- long-beach
- inspeech
- screech
- impeach
- beseech
- swiech
- speech
- preach
- creech
- creach
- breech
- breach
- bleach
- wiech
- weech
- veech
- veatch
- veach
- teach
- reeche
- reach
- pietsch
- piech
- peach
- meech
- leitch
- leetch
- leach
- keetch
- keech
Sentences with leech
1. Noun, singular or mass
Not every leech sucks blood, but most do, and they are not picky about their prey.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
These heavy metals slowly leech out into soil and groundwater.
3. Verb, past tense
In garden beds, the salts leech out and become diluted in the soil.
4. Verb, base form
Water well to leech it into the soil.
2. leech
verb. ['ˈliːtʃ'] draw blood.
Synonyms
- phlebotomize
- phlebotomise
- care for
- bleed
Antonyms
- bellwether
- misleader
- spearhead
- patrician
Etymology
- leche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- læce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lek (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. leech
noun. ['ˈliːtʃ'] a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.
Synonyms
- sponge
- follower
- parasite
Antonyms
- superior
- host
- commander
- someone
Etymology
- leche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- læce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lek (Middle English (1100-1500))