leach
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- verbTo purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
Example:
Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil.
- nounA tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,321 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 86% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None