11-letter words containing a, l, y, i
- itinerantly — In an itinerant manner.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jabberingly — in a jabbering manner
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- kaffir lily — clivia.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- knowability — capable of being known.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- labiaplasty — (surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- laconically — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- ladies' day — a special day set aside, either occasionally or regularly, on which women are encouraged to attend or participate in a certain activity at a reduced fee or at no cost: Friday was Ladies' Day at the ball park.
- lady friend — female companion
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lady's maid — a maid who is a woman's personal attendant, as in dressing.
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lamentingly — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- last-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only to main clauses
- laudability — Laudableness.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer vine — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- ligamentary — Of or relating to ligaments.
- likeability — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- lily family — the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.