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

  • landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
  • landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
  • landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
  • landing-waiter — landwaiter.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • lattice defect — defect (def 3).
  • lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
  • lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  • lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
  • lead the field — If you say that someone leads the field in a particular activity, you mean that they are better, more active, or more successful than everyone else who is involved in it.
  • lead(ii) oxide — a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO
  • leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
  • learner driver — a person who is learning to drive
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
  • legal medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
  • lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
  • lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
  • leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
  • lepidodendroid — resembling or relating to plants of the extinct genus Lepidodendron, which were prolific during the Carboniferous period
  • lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
  • levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
  • liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
  • libidinousness — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
  • life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
  • life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
  • life-and-death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
  • lift attendant — a person who operates a lift, esp in large public or commercial buildings and hotels
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
  • lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
  • like the devil — If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
  • likemindedness — Alternative spelling of like-mindedness.
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • linkage editor — linker
  • linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
  • linolenic acid — colourless unsaturated essential fatty acid
  • liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
  • liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
  • liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • literal-minded — unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
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