11-letter words containing a, r, o, l
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower lakes — Lakes Erie and Ontario
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- 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).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lumbosacral — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- lump labour — work done by self-employed workers in the building trade
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- lunar rover — a wire-wheeled, battery-powered vehicle used by Apollo astronauts to explore the moon's surface.
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- luoravetlan — Chukotian.
- luxuriation — The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
- 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.
- macro-level — at or on a level that is large in scale or scope: macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.
- macrocyclic — having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- macrofloral — Relating to the macroflora.
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malariology — the study of malaria.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- mallee root — the rootstock (rhizome) of a mallee tree, often used as fuel
- mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
- malodourous — Alternative form of malodorous.
- malonylurea — barbituric acid.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- mamilliform — shaped like a nipple
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- manorialism — the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages.
- manorialize — to bring under manorialism.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- manual work — work involving the hands, as opposed to an office job, for example