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11-letter words containing d, i, e, l

  • led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
  • led printer — (printer)   (Or "LED page printer") A printer which is similar in operation to a laser printer, but where an array of LEDs is used in place of the laser.
  • ledger line — Also, leger line. Also called added line. Music. a short line added when necessary above or below the staff to increase the range of the staff.
  • leflunomide — An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.
  • legendaries — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
  • legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
  • legerdemain — sleight of hand.
  • legitimated — Simple past tense and past participle of legitimate.
  • legitimised — Simple past tense and past participle of legitimise.
  • legitimized — Simple past tense and past participle of legitimize.
  • lemon drink — a drink made from lemon juice or that tastes of lemon
  • lend itself — to possess the right characteristics or qualities for
  • leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
  • leopold iii — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
  • lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
  • lepidoptery — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
  • lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
  • lethargized — Simple past tense and past participle of lethargize.
  • leucodermia — leucoderma
  • lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
  • lexicalized — Simple past tense and past participle of lexicalize.
  • leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
  • liard-river — a river in W Canada, flowing from S Yukon through N British Columbia and the Northwest Territories into the Mackenzie River. 550 miles (885 km) long.
  • liberalised — Simple past tense and past participle of liberalise.
  • liberalized — Simple past tense and past participle of liberalize.
  • liberticide — destruction of liberty.
  • liddel hart — Sir Basil (Henry) 1895–1970, English military authority and writer.
  • liederkranz — a German choral society or singing club, especially of men.
  • life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
  • lift bridge — a bridge having a section that can be lifted vertically to permit passage of boats beneath it.
  • light bread — white bread.
  • light guide — optical fiber.
  • light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
  • light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
  • lightheaded — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
  • lightninged — a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
  • like a bird — without resistance or difficulty
  • like-minded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
  • likelihoods — Plural form of likelihood.
  • limit order — an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at a specific price.
  • limited war — a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
  • limitedness — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
  • lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
  • line editor — (tool, text)   An early kind of text editor suited to use on a teletype. The user enters editing commands which apply to the current line or some given range of lines. These include moving forward and backward through the buffer, inserting and deleting lines, substituting a string for a pattern match, and printing lines. Visual feedback is restricted to explicitly requesting the display of one or more lines, in contrast to a screen editor.
  • link editor — linker
  • link loader — linker
  • linked list — (programming)   A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.
  • linseed oil — a drying oil obtained by pressing flaxseed, used in making paints, printing inks, linoleum, etc.
  • lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
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