11-letter words containing k, s, l
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- lashkar gah — a city in S Afghanistan, situated between the Arghandab and Helmand rivers: capital of Helmand province. Pop: 201 546 (2006 est)
- lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
- lawbreakers — Plural form of lawbreaker.
- 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.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- lesser kudu — a spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus imberbis, which inhabits the bush of Africa
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukotomies — Plural form of leukotomy.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- life skills — everyday coping strategies
- life's work — Someone's life's work or life work is the main activity that they have been involved in during their life, or their most important achievement.
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- like blazes — with furious energy, speed, etc.
- likelihoods — Plural form of likelihood.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.
- little sark — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel E of Guernsey, connected to Sark by a natural causeway.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- 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.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lower lakes — Lakes Erie and Ontario
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- masked ball — a ball at which masks are worn.
- meadowlarks — Plural form of meadowlark.
- mellowspeak — bland or vague language associated with New Age philosophy
- mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- model stock — Model stock is the maintenance of adequate levels of stock of an item so that an adequate supply is always available for selling.
- money talks — If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
- montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.