12-letter words containing d, a, s, l
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- landlessness — without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
- landlordless — Without a landlord.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- lap dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- latitudinous — having latitude, scope, range, breadth, etc., especially of ideas, interests, interpretations, or the like: a Renaissance man of latitudinous outlook.
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- laxadaisical — Misspelling of lackadaisical.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- lead a chase — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leaderboards — Plural form of leaderboard.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leeds castle — a castle near Maidstone in Kent: the home of several medieval queens of England
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- line islands — a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- linseed meal — ground linseed cake.
- liquid glass — any of several clear, white, or greenish water-soluble compounds of formulas varying in ratio from Na 2 O⋅3.75SiO 2 to 2Na 2 O⋅SiO 2 : used chiefly in dyeing, printing, and fireproofing textiles and in the manufacture of paper products and cement.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- loco disease — locoism.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- logodaedalus — a person who uses words with skill or cunning
- long-handles — long underwear.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- love handles — fat midriff
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lundy's lane — a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.
- lyme disease — an acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi , characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.