10-letter words containing a, l, d, e
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- lemon soda — a sweet fizzy drink that tastes of lemon
- lend-lease — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leopardess — a female leopard.
- lespedezas — Plural form of lespedeza.
- letterhead — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- lev landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- line ahead — a formation adopted by a naval unit for manoeuvring
- line dance — a kind of partnerless dance in which the dancers stand side by side in a line or lines and perform, in unison, a series of set, often complex, steps to various kinds of popular music
- line-dance — to participate in a line dance.
- linearized — Simple past tense and past participle of linearize.
- linerboard — a type of paperboard used especially for containers, as corrugated boxes.
- lipidaemia — Alternative form of lipidemia.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liquidated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidate.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- livelihead — vigour or liveliness
- lizardlike — Reminding of a lizard.
- loadmaster — an aircrew member responsible for the loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.
- loaf bread — commercially baked bread; store-bought bread.
- loan-blend — a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- long-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having more than 15 years to run before redemption
- long-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longhaired — Having long hair.
- longheaded — Having unusual foresight or sagacity.
- longmeadow — a town in S Massachusetts.
- longtailed — Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
- look ahead — see what is in front
- loose head — the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum
- loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
- loratadine — An antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.
- loud pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- love beads — a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, especially in the 1960s.
- low-loader — a road or rail vehicle for heavy loads with a low platform for ease of access
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- lunkheaded — Seeming to have a lunk for a head; obtuse.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.