11-letter words containing l, a, b, o, u
- double-date — to take part in a double date.
- double-deal — to practice double-dealing.
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- douglas bag — an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
- douglas sbd — dauntless (def 2).
- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- fabulicious — (slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.
- fantabulous — extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
- fat-soluble — soluble in oils or fats.
- fault block — a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.
- floral tube — a cylinder formed in some flowers by the fusion of the perianth and stamens, as in the daffodil or iris.
- floribundas — Plural form of floribunda.
- free labour — the labour of workers who are not members of trade unions
- glamour boy — a man whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- global rule — (in transformational grammar) a rule that makes reference to nonconsecutive stages of a derivation
- ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
- harbourless — Without a harbour.
- hard labour — Hard labour is hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime.
- hullaballoo — Alternative spelling of hullabaloo.
- hullabaloos — Plural form of hullabaloo.
- journal box — a box or housing for a journal and its bearing.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- labor union — an organization of wage earners or salaried employees for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employers; trade union.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- labour ward — a ward or department of a hospital for the care and admission of women in the process of childbirth
- locust bean — carob.
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- lumbosacral — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- lump labour — work done by self-employed workers in the building trade
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- marlborough — John Churchill, 1st Duke of, Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- mobuto lake — Lake Albert.
- monday club — (in Britain) a club made up of right-wing Conservatives who originally met together for lunch on Monday: founded in 1961
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multilobate — having or comprised of several lobes
- musical box — music box.
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- non-audible — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
- nonburnable — incapable of being burned, not combustible
- nondurables — Plural form of nondurable.
- nonreusable — not capable of being reused