12-letter words containing l, a, c, h, e
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- jackson hole — a valley in NW Wyoming, near the Teton Range: wildlife preserve.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lead a chase — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lecture hall — conference room
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- like a charm — perfectly; successfully
- lisp machine — 1. (architecture) Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2. (hardware, operating system) A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
- loose change — money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- manna lichen — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, especially L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used for food by humans and other animals.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- mechlin lace — a fine bobbin lace with raised cord, originally made in Mechlin.
- megacephalic — macrocephalic.
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.