11-letter words containing a, t, o, r, y
- keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- labor party — one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lady doctor — a doctor who is a female
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laryngotomy — incision of the larynx.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
- 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.
- macrodactyl — one of the group of wading birds, Macrodactyli
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- major party — a political party with enough electoral strength to periodically gain control of the government or to effectively oppose the party in power.
- maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactory — villainous
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- manducatory — Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
- manufactory — a factory.
- marc antony — Antony, Mark.
- mark antony — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- martyrology — the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- micro-party — a small political party, esp one focusing on a single issue
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- mob oratory — oratory designed to appeal to and inflame the emotions of a crowd, as for example Hitler's oratory
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- mommy track — a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.