10-letter words containing d, a, l, t
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- latifundia — a great estate.
- latifundio — a great estate of Latin America or Spain.
- latter-day — of a later or following period: latter-day pioneers.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- laundrette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- lead on to — If one event or action leads on to another, it causes it or makes it possible.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- lead sheet — a copy of a song containing the melody line, sometimes along with the lyrics and the notations indicating the harmonic structure.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lead track — a track connecting a railroad yard or facility with a main line or running track.
- lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead white — a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.
- leaderette — (US) a short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
- leadfooted — awkward; clumsy.
- leadplants — Plural form of leadplant.
- lefthanded — Alternative spelling of left-handed.
- lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- legislated — Simple past tense and past participle of legislate.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- letterhead — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- liquidated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidate.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- liquidator — a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
- loadmaster — an aircrew member responsible for the loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.
- long-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having more than 15 years to run before redemption
- longtailed — Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
- loratadine — An antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.
- lord acton — Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron) 1834–1902, English historian.
- lordolatry — the veneration or worship of a lord
- lotus land — the land of the lotus-eaters, or any fabulous, dreamlike setting
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- maladapted — poorly suited or adapted to a particular condition or set of circumstances: maladapted to the demands of modern society.
- maledicent — ((archaic)) one who enjoys using slanderous language.
- maledicted — Simple past tense and past participle of maledict.
- malentendu — misunderstood; misapprehended.
- maltreated — Simple past tense and past participle of maltreat.
- mamillated — Having nipples.
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- mandelstam — Osip Emilyevich, 1892–1938? Russian acmeist poet and essayist.
- market-led — of or relating to an approach to business in which the customer's requirements are identified by market research before a product or service is released
- matricidal — Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.