11-letter words containing a, n, u, l
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- languescent — becoming languid
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- lark around — If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- latifundium — a great estate.
- latitudinal — of or relating to latitude.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- launderable — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- launderette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- laundresses — Plural form of laundress.
- laundromats — Plural form of laundromat.
- laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.
- laundry van — a van driven by a laundry worker and which is used in the collection and delivery of laundry
- laurustinus — a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- law student — sb who studies legal system
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lenard tube — an early cathode-ray tube having at the end opposite the cathode a window of thin glass or metal allowing cathode rays (Lenard rays) to pass out into the atmosphere.
- lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
- lenticulate — to impress lenticules on the surface of (film).
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- lieutenancy — the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
- lieutenants — Plural form of lieutenant.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- line squall — a squall advancing along a front that forms a more or less definite line.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- liquidating — Present participle of liquidate.
- liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
- locust bean — carob.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.