11-letter words containing h, e, s, l
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leaf sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lech walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leishmanial — Relating to leishmania.
- lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
- lengthiness — The property of being lengthy, longness.
- lens holder — a container which holds a thin curved piece of glass or plastic in place
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- lethal dose — the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal
- lethiferous — lethal.
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lightvessel — A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- likelihoods — Plural form of likelihood.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- 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.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- livelihoods — Plural form of livelihood.
- loathedness — the state or condition of being an object of disgust and dislike
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.