10-letter words containing a, l, d, e
- lanthanide — any element of the lanthanide series.
- lap dancer — a scantily dressed woman who dances erotically for individual members of the audience
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
- lapidified — Simple past tense and past participle of lapidify.
- lapidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapidify.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- lardy cake — a rich sweet cake made of bread dough, lard, sugar, and dried fruit
- larvicides — Plural form of larvicide.
- laser disc — video, audio format: optical disc
- laser disk — Computers, Television. optical disk.
- latter-day — of a later or following period: latter-day pioneers.
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- launderers — Plural form of launderer.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laundrette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- laverbread — laver seaweed fried as a breakfast food; popular in Wales
- lay reader — a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service.
- lead azide — a highly toxic, colorless crystalline compound, Pb(N 3) 2 , that detonates at 660°F (350°C) and is used as a detonator for explosives.
- lead block — any block that alters the direction of a rope; fairlead.
- lead colic — painter's colic.
- lead glass — glass containing lead oxide.
- lead glaze — a siliceous glaze containing lead oxide as a flux.
- lead on to — If one event or action leads on to another, it causes it or makes it possible.
- lead oxide — litharge.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- lead sheet — a copy of a song containing the melody line, sometimes along with the lyrics and the notations indicating the harmonic structure.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lead track — a track connecting a railroad yard or facility with a main line or running track.
- lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead white — a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.
- leadenness — The quality of being leaden.
- leaderette — (US) a short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
- leaderless — a person or thing that leads.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leadfooted — awkward; clumsy.
- leadplants — Plural form of leadplant.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- leaf scald — a bacterial disease of sugarcane, characterized by irregular, bleached streaks on the leaves and defoliation and caused especially by Bacterium albilineans.
- lean-faced — having a thin, narrow face.
- lear board — (on a sloping roof) a board laid next to the gutter to receive the turned-up edge of the metal lining.
- lease-lend — material assistance to an ally
- leaseholds — Plural form of leasehold.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- lefthanded — Alternative spelling of left-handed.
- lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- legislated — Simple past tense and past participle of legislate.