10-letter words containing a, s, l, o
- lemon soda — a sweet fizzy drink that tastes of lemon
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- leontiasis — a lionlike facial distortion.
- leopardess — a female leopard.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leuco base — a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.
- leucoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- leukoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- lhasa apso — one of a breed of small terriers having a long, heavy coat, raised in Tibet as watchdogs.
- liaisoning — Present participle of liaison.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- litigators — Plural form of litigator.
- liu shaoqi — 1898–1973, Chinese Communist leader: head of state 1959–66.
- loadmaster — an aircrew member responsible for the loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.
- loaf sugar — a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
- loan shark — a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathesome — Misspelling of loathsome.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- logistical — of or relating to logistics.
- logographs — Plural form of logograph.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- longaevous — long-lived
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- look sharp — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- loom-state — (of a woven cotton fabric) not yet dyed
- loon pants — trousers that flare from the knee
- loose head — the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum
- loose-leaf — (of a book, notebook, etc.) consisting of individual leaves held in a binder (loose-leaf binder) as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal, return, or replacement without tearing.
- loquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- loquatious — Misspelling of loquacious.
- lord's day — the, Sunday.