10-letter words containing d, i, e, l
- lead azide — a highly toxic, colorless crystalline compound, Pb(N 3) 2 , that detonates at 660°F (350°C) and is used as a detonator for explosives.
- lead colic — painter's colic.
- lead oxide — litharge.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- 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.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- left field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
- left-field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
- leg shield — a part on a motorcycle, scooter, etc, that protects the legs of the rider or of a passenger
- legendries — Plural form of legendry.
- 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
- leopold ii — 1747–92, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1790–92 (son of Francis I; brother of Joseph II and Marie Antoinette).
- lepidolite — a mineral of the mica group, potassium lithium aluminum silicate, commonly occurring in lilac, rose-colored, or whitish scaly masses: an ore of lithium.
- lethbridge — a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.
- leucocidin — an exotoxin, produced by bacteria, that destroys leucocytes
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- libidinize — to regard or treat as an area or source of sexual gratification
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lie behind — If you refer to what lies behind a situation or event, you are referring to the reason the situation exists or the event happened.
- liege lord — a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
- lienholder — a person who has a lien on particular property.
- life-sized — Life-sized means the same as life-size.
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- limpidness — The property of being limpid, clarity.
- lindenwold — a town in SW New Jersey.
- line ahead — a formation adopted by a naval unit for manoeuvring
- line dance — a kind of partnerless dance in which the dancers stand side by side in a line or lines and perform, in unison, a series of set, often complex, steps to various kinds of popular music
- line drive — a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight.
- line judge — an official in football, volleyball, tennis, etc who assists the referee by judging whether a ball has gone out of play
- line-dance — to participate in a line dance.
- linearized — Simple past tense and past participle of linearize.
- linerboard — a type of paperboard used especially for containers, as corrugated boxes.
- lipidaemia — Alternative form of lipidemia.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipsticked — Decorated with lipstick.
- liquidated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidate.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- liquidiser — Alternative spelling of liquidizer.
- liquidized — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidize.
- liquidizer — (British) A machine to chop or puree food.
- liquidness — The quality of being liquid (flowing state of matter).
- little dog — the constellation Canis Minor.
- little end — the smaller end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine or reciprocating pump
- little old — indicating affection, esp humorous affection
- littlewood — (Maud) Joan. 1914–2002, British theatre director, who founded the Theatre Workshop Company (1945) with the aim of bringing theatre to the working classes: noted esp for her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! (1963)