12-letter words containing h, e, a, l
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- jackson hole — a valley in NW Wyoming, near the Teton Range: wildlife preserve.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- klamath weed — the St.-John's-wort, Hypericum perforatum.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- lahore party — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lake herring — a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.
- lambeth walk — a spirited ballroom dance popular, especially in England, in the late 1930s.
- lamellaphone — Alt form lamellophone.
- lamellophone — (musical instruments) Any of several musical instruments in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellaa attached to a sounding board.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- large-handed — generous; profuse
- largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lead a chase — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- leather star — a starfish, Dermasterias imbricata, of the western coast of North America, having the body covered by a thick, leathery skin.
- leather-hard — (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leave behind — fail to bring
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lecture hall — conference room