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lest.

train, file, row, line

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlɛst]
  1. train, file, row, line

    feminine
  2. railway train

    feminine
  3. cargo hold

    feminine
  4. ton

    feminine
  5. cargo, burden, load

    feminine · obsolete
  6. freight, cargo

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon *hlast, from Proto-West Germanic *hlasti (“burden, load”).

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