Lest

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • conjunction. For fear that: tiptoed lest the guard should hear her; anxious lest he become ill.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • conjunction. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case.
  • conjunction. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To listen.
  • n. Lust; desire; pleasure.
  • adj. Last; least.
  • conjunction. For fear that; that … not; in order that … not.
  • conjunction. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • For fear that; that … not; so that … not: as, he fled lest (or for fear that) he should be killed; take heed lest you fall (that you fall not).
  • etc. A Middle English form of last, least, list, lust.
    • Word Usage
    "An-Nahar (the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian) newspaper has translated this article from Haaretz but it did not translate the title lest its readers get upset."
    Cross Reference
    judge not lest ye be judged    in case    lest we forget   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    listen    lust    desire    pleasure    last    least    before   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Best    Blessed    Brest    Celeste    Este    Midwest    Pest    Test    West    abreast   
     
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