11-letter words containing e, t, o, u
- jeu de mots — a pun.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joint issue — one of two or more stamps that are issued jointly by two governments to commemorate an event of common historical interest.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- keep out of — to remain or cause to remain unexposed to
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- l'ouverture — Toussaint L'Ouverture.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- let through — to allow to pass (through)
- lethiferous — lethal.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucoplasts — Plural form of leucoplast.
- leukotomies — Plural form of leukotomy.
- leukotriene — a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- litter lout — a person who tends to drop refuse in public places
- locust bean — carob.
- loony tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loony-tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- lose out on — to fail to secure or make use of
- lotus notes — A group of application programs from Lotus Development Corporation which allows organisations to share documents and exchange electronic mail messages. Notes supports replication.
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
- lounge suit — a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.
- loutishness — The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- luoravetlan — Chukotian.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- measure out — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- mecopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- medullation — the formation of a medullary sheath about a nerve fiber.