11-letter words containing a, l, e, c, k
- large black — a heavy black breed of pig with long lop ears: used for crossbreeding
- latticelike — Resembling a lattice.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- lucky break — a fortunate and unexpected turn of events
- luff tackle — a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block.
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- marble cake — a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters.
- marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
- meal ticket — Carl Owen ("King Carl"; "The Meal Ticket") 1903–88, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- naked lunch — a novel (1959–66) by William S. Burroughs.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
- penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
- pickelhaube — a spiked German helmet from the 19th and 20th centuries
- placekicker — a player who takes place kicks
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- prickleback — any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- racket-tail — any of several birds with a racket-shaped tail, such as certain hummingbirds and kingfishers
- rickettsial — any member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- saddle back — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- sales check — sales slip.
- sales clerk — shop assistant
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- scale maker — a person who makes scales for weighing
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks