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10-letter words containing l, a, f, r, e

  • leaf coral — any red algae of the species Bossea orbigniana, common as a seaweed along the Pacific coast of the U.S., having calcified, flattened, jointed stems.
  • leaf miner — any of the larvae of any of numerous insects, as moths of the family Gracilariidae, that live in and feed on the parenchyma of leaves.
  • leaf trace — a strand of fluid-carrying vascular tissue extending from the main stem to the base of a leaf.
  • leafcutter — Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.
  • leafhopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
  • leafleteer — a person who writes or distributes leaflets.
  • leafletter — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
  • leafroller — Alternative spelling of leaf roller.
  • leechcraft — The art of healing.
  • left arrow — (character)   The graphic which the 1963 version of ASCII had in place of the underscore character, ASCII 95.
  • left brace — (character)   "". {ASCII character 123. Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; ITU-T: opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" >INTERCAL: embrace ("}" = bracelet). Paired with right brace ("}").
  • left brain — the left hemisphere of the human brain, which is believed to control linear and analytical thinking, decision-making, and language
  • left heart — the half of the heart containing the left ventricle and left atrium, which supply oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
  • lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
  • leftwardly — leftwards
  • life arrow — an arrowlike projectile for carrying a line for use in maritime rescue operations.
  • life-saver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
  • lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
  • lifehacker — One who uses lifehacks.
  • lifesavers — Plural form of lifesaver.
  • 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.
  • loaf bread — commercially baked bread; store-bought bread.
  • look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • luciferase — (enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
  • lust after — desire sexually
  • macfarlane — an overcoat with an attached cape and two slits in front near the waist.
  • malefactor — a person who violates the law; criminal.
  • malleiform — having the shape of a hammer
  • manifolder — a machine for making manifolds or copies, as of writing.
  • marouflage — a method of attaching a canvas to a wall through adhesion, accomplished by coating the surface with white lead mixed with oil.
  • marshfield — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • nelfinavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.
  • nonfederal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
  • o'flaherty — Liam [lee-uh m] /ˈli əm/ (Show IPA), 1896–1984, Irish novelist.
  • officerial — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
  • on welfare — the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being: to look after a child's welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
  • oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
  • other half — the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made: a glimpse of how the other half lives.
  • overfacile — excessively facile
  • palfrenier — a person whose duty is to tend to horses
  • perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
  • persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
  • persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • pilferable — capable of being pilfered
  • platterful — a heaped plate or platter
  • pratfallen — having fallen upon one's buttocks
  • preferable — more desirable.
  • preferably — more desirable.
  • prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
  • prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
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