11-letter words containing e, t, h, r
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- leatherwear — clothing and accessories made of leather.
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- length mark — a symbol indicating the length of a vowel sound
- let her rip — to go ahead; continue without restraint
- let through — to allow to pass (through)
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lethargized — Simple past tense and past participle of lethargize.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- liddel hart — Sir Basil (Henry) 1895–1970, English military authority and writer.
- light bread — white bread.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light meter — exposure meter.
- light opera — operetta.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- listen here — You say listen here when you are going to say something important to someone, especially when you are angry at what they have done or said.
- lithometeor — a mass of dry particles suspended in the atmosphere, as dust or haze.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- littleworth — worthless; of little value
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lone mother — a mother with no husband or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
- male thread — a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc, formed by a die or lathe tool
- master bath — a private bathroom adjoining a master bedroom.
- master hand — an expert: a master hand at diplomacy.