16-letter words containing e, d
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
- line of latitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating latitude
- listening device — a device used to overhear, record, or monitor speech
- lithium chloride — a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.
- lithium fluoride — a fine, white, slightly water-soluble powder, LiF, used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramics.
- little englander — an English person who believes the best interests of Britain are served by attention to Britain itself, rather than to the concerns of the empire.
- live on the edge — take risks
- lizard peninsula — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- lloyd's register — a publication, issued annually by Lloyd's, consisting of a list of all of the world's seagoing vessels and including such information as their age, tonnage, and classification.
- lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
- lodgepole (pine) — a Rocky Mountain pine (Pinus contorta) used for lumber, poles, etc.
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- long-established — having a long history; old
- long-nosed skate — a fish; Raja oxyrinchus
- lopez de legazpe — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1510?–72, Spanish conqueror and colonizer of the Philippines 1565: founder of Manila 1571.
- lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
- lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- lord proprietary — (in Colonial America) an owner, governor, or grantee of a proprietary colony
- lords-and-ladies — (used with a singular verb) cuckoopint.
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- machado de assiz — Joaquim Maria [zhaw-ah-kim mah-ree-ah] /ˈʒɔ ɑ kɪm mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1839–1908, Brazilian writer.
- machine moulding — the process of making moulds and cores for castings by mechanical means, usually by compacting the moulding sand by vibration instead of by ramming down
- machine readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
- machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
- macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
- mad as a meataxe — raving
- madame butterfly — an opera (1904) by Giacomo Puccini.
- magellanic cloud — either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
- mail-order house — a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.
- mainstream media — newspapers, magazines, television, and radio, as opposed to social media
- maitre de ballet — ballet master.
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a day of it — to cause an activity to last a day
- malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
- maleic hydrazide — a crystalline compound, C 4 N 2 H 4 O 2 , used as a plant growth inhibitor and weed-killer.
- malicious damage — Malicious damage is damage caused on purpose to the property of another person.
- man and superman — a comedy (1903) by G. B. Shaw.
- man of few words — man who speaks very little
- man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
- managed currency — a currency whose value is established and maintained by deliberate governmental action working through national and international financial institutions, in contrast to the quasi-automatic gold standard.
- mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
- manganese nodule — a small irregular concretion found on deep ocean floors having high concentrations of certain metals, esp manganese
- manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- manifest destiny — the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.
- manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.