Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 643 compound words that contain ley. The most common are listed below. Open ley in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- Ley HillA village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9802).
- ley lineA supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.
- ley linesplural of ley line: A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power.
- peso leyThe currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983.
- Latimer and Ley HillA civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district.
- pesos leyplural of peso ley: The currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983.
Compound words 643
- valleyAn elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
- baileyThe outer wall of a feudal castle.
- parsleyA bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
- medleyCombat, fighting; a battle.
- pulleyOne of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving …
- galleyA long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- volleyThe simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
- DudleyA habitational surname from Old English, notably of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester at the time of Elizabeth I.
- KelleyA surname from Irish, a less common spelling of Kelly.
- ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.