11-letter words containing b, e, n, l
- labiodental — articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth, as f or v, or, rarely, with the upper lip touching the lower front teeth.
- labradorean — of or relating to Labrador.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
- land breeze — a coastal breeze blowing at night from land to sea, caused by the difference in the rate of cooling of their respective surfaces.
- land bridge — Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
- landgrabber — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- landlubbers — Plural form of landlubber.
- langbeinite — a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.
- launderable — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- legibleness — Legibility.
- 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.
- liberalness — The property of being liberal.
- libertarian — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- libertinage — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- libertinism — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
- limber pine — a pine, Pinus flexilis, of western North America, having light, soft wood used locally for railroad ties, poles, fuel, etc.
- lime burner — a person who makes lime by burning or calcining limestone, shells, etc.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- lingenberry — The lingonberry.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- lobster net — a net used for catching lobsters
- locust bean — carob.
- long-limbed — having long limbs
- lovableness — The property that makes someone or something lovable.
- lower bound — an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set: The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
- lubber line — a vertical line on the forward inner side of the bowl of a fixed compass, used as a reference mark indicating the heading of a vessel.
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- lumberingly — With heavy, clumsy movements.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lutine bell — the salvaged bell from the wrecked British warship Lutine, hung in the insurance office of Lloyd's of London and traditionally rung before announcements of ships overdue or lost at sea.
- machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- mandibulate — having mandibles.
- maneuvrable — Alternative form of maneuverable.
- manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- marbleizing — Present participle of marbleize.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- mebendazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.
- mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
- medicinable — medicinal.
- melanoblast — an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.
- melon shrub — pepino (def 2).
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.