11-letter words containing c, e, l, r
- loose cover — a fitted but easily removable cloth cover for a chair, sofa, etc
- loose scrum — a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- loupcervier — the Canada lynx.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucky break — a fortunate and unexpected turn of events
- lucratively — In a lucrative manner, profitably.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- lunar cycle — Metonic cycle.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lung cancer — malignant disease affecting the lungs
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- 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.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- 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.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- marble cake — a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
- medley race — a relay race in which each contestant must cover a different distance
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melioristic — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- memory cell — any small, long-lived lymphocyte that has previously encountered a given antigen and that on reexposure to the same antigen rapidly initiates the immune response (memory T cell) or proliferates and produces large amounts of specific antibody (memory B cell) the agent of lasting immunity.
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- mercilessly — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- mercurially — In a mercurial manner.