10-letter words containing i, s, t, r
- lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- leistering — Present participle of leister.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- leominster — a city in N Massachusetts.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- liberalist — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- libertines — Plural form of libertine.
- librettist — the writer of a libretto.
- life story — an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life
- lifestream — a record of all of one's online content and social interactions, presented chronologically on a single website: I just added Twitter to my lifestream.
- lifestyler — One who lives an alternative lifestyle all the time, not just occasionally.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- limp wrist — a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- line storm — equinoctial storm.
- linecaster — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linguister — an interpreter
- linguistry — the study of language
- list price — the price at which a product is usually sold to the public and from which a trade discount is computed by a wholesaler.
- lister bag — a canvas container used especially for supplying troops in the field with pure water.
- literacies — Plural form of literacy.
- literalism — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- literalist — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- literosity — the condition of being affectedly literary
- litherness — (obsolete) Wickedness.
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- litigators — Plural form of litigator.
- litterbugs — Plural form of litterbug.
- liturgists — Plural form of liturgist.
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- livescript — JavaScript
- livestream — to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- loss ratio — the ratio of the losses paid or accrued by an insurer to premiums earned, usually for a period of one year.
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- lutestring — a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.