11-letter words containing a, r, c, t
- lancastrian — of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- late charge — a penalty charge in addition to the regularly scheduled payment, as of a loan, if such payment has not been made when due.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- 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.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- letter card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- letter-card — a large postal card, with gummed edges, that can be folded lengthwise and sealed with the message inside.
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- 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.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macrobiotic — of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- macrodontia — the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
- macrogamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- magistratic — relating to a magistrate
- magna carta — the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- make tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.