11-letter words containing a, l, s, t
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- londonistan — an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists
- longlasting — Alternative form of long-lasting.
- loose metal — shingle on a road
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- madrigalist — a composer or singer of madrigals.
- magisterial — of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
- magistrally — In a magistral manner; authoritatively; dogmatically.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- maladjusted — badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- maltese cat — a bluish-gray variety of the domestic cat.
- maltese dog — one of a breed of toy dogs having a long, straight, silky white coat.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.
- mammaplasty — (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.
- mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
- mandlestone — The amygdaloid.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- mangalsutra — a necklace worn by a Hindu woman to signify that she is married
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- manstealing — the act of kidnapping.
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- manteltrees — Plural form of manteltree.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism
- mariologist — a student of Mariology.
- mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- masculinist — Characterized by or denoting attitudes or values held to be typical of men.
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
- master-plan — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.