11-letter words containing c, o, s, i
- jocoserious — Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth with serious matters.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- join forces — unite for a common purpose
- joined case — a trial combining multiple related claims, etc
- joint stock — stock or capital divided into a number of shares.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactifluous — full or flowing with milk
- lacus solis — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- latin cross — an upright or vertical bar crossed near the top by a shorter horizontal bar.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- locofocoism — the doctrines of the Locofocos.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- low-scoring — (of a sports match) having, getting, or ending in a low score
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- macrobiosis — long life.
- macrocosmic — Of or pertaining to the macrocosm (universe).
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.