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13-letter words containing e, y, t

  • kidney stones — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
  • kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
  • kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
  • kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
  • know by heart — have memorized
  • kootenay lake — a lake in W Canada, in S British Columbia. 64 miles (103 km) long.
  • kyrgyz steppe — a vast steppe region in central Kazakhstan
  • lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
  • laevorotatory — Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landed gentry — land-owning class
  • laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
  • laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
  • lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
  • lay about one — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • legacy system — (jargon)   A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
  • legionary ant — army ant
  • legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
  • leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
  • leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
  • lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
  • liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
  • liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
  • liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
  • library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
  • library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
  • library table — a large pedestal writing table or desk.
  • libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
  • lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
  • light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
  • light whiskey — a light-colored, mild whiskey aged in new or used casks for not less than four years
  • lightheadedly — In a lightheaded manner.
  • like anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • limbic system — a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
  • listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
  • literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
  • literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
  • little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
  • livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
  • lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
  • lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
  • lost property — lost and found.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
  • magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
  • magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
  • major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
  • majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
  • maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
  • malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
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