12-letter words containing d, o, t, l
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- liberty bond — a single Liberty loan bond.
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- lie detector — a polygraph used to determine changes in certain body activities, as blood pressure, pulse, breathing, and perspiration, the results of which may be interpreted to indicate the truth or falsity of a person's answers under questioning.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-stemmed — having a long stem or stems: long-stemmed roses.
- long-tongued — talking too much or too openly, especially of private or confidential matters; chattering; gossipy.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- longitudinal — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- loose-footed — (of a fore-and-aft sail) not having the foot bent to a boom.
- lord provost — the chief magistrate of any of certain large cities in Scotland.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- low-spirited — depressed; dejected: He is feeling rather low-spirited today.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- loyalty card — customer incentive scheme
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- meditational — Of, or pertaining to, meditation.
- mekong delta — the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
- milne method — a numerical method, involving Simpson's rule, for solving a linear differential equation.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.