11-letter words containing i, l, e, s
- king's evil — scrofula: so called because it was supposed to be curable by the touch of the reigning sovereign.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
- lacerations — Plural form of laceration.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- laddishness — (British) Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
- ladies' day — a special day set aside, either occasionally or regularly, on which women are encouraged to attend or participate in a certain activity at a reduced fee or at no cost: Friday was Ladies' Day at the ball park.
- ladies' man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landsteiner — Karl [kahrl;; German kahrl] /kɑrl;; German kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1943, Austrian pathologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1930.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- lanternfish — 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.
- lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- lastingness — The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
- lateen sail — a triangular sail set on a long sloping yard, used especially on the Mediterranean Sea.
- lateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of lateralise.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- latiseptate — having broad partitions or septa
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawn tennis — tennis, especially when played on a grass court.
- lead singer — main singer in a popular music group
- 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 insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leased line — (communications, networking) A private telephone circuit permanently connecting two points, normally provided on a lease by a local PTT.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- led display — a flat-screen device in which an array of light-emitting diodes can be selectively activated to display numerical and alphabetical information, used esp in pocket calculators, digital timepieces, measuring instruments, and in some microcomputers
- lees summit — a town in W Missouri.
- legatissimo — to be performed as smoothly and connectedly as possible
- legendaries — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legibleness — Legibility.
- legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
- legislating — Present participle of legislate.
- legislation — the act of making or enacting laws.