11-letter words containing l, a, r, o
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- librational — Of or pertaining to libration.
- light opera — operetta.
- link loader — linker
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- liquidators — Plural form of liquidator.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- load-lugger — a motor vehicle that is capable of carrying a load rather than, or as well as, passengers
- loading arm — A loading arm is a flexible piping unit that loads and unloads liquids and gases.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- local color — distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature or drama, or as observed in reality.
- local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
- local group — the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way.
- local radio — radio services for a particular area, as opposed to radio aimed at a national audience
- lochaber ax — a Scottish battle-ax of the 16th century, having a tall, cleaverlike blade with a hook at its upper end.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- logagraphia — inability to express ideas in writing
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logic array — an arrangement of circuitry on a mass-produced microchip permitting the chip to be easily customized for a specific application.
- lognormally — in the manner of having a having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- logographic — of, relating to, or using logograms.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
- lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
- lollygagger — (slang) A lazy person, one who lollygags; a slacker, ne'er-do-well.
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- long barrow — a funerary barrow having an elongate shape, sometimes constructed over a megalithic chamber tomb and usually containing one or more inhumed corpses along with artifacts: primarily Neolithic but extending into the Bronze Age.
- long branch — a city in E New Jersey: seaside resort.
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- look around — examine surrounding area
- loop aerial — an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it
- lophobranch — belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc.
- lord cobham — title of Sir John Oldcastle
- loriciferan — (zoology) Any of several marine animals of the phylum Loricifera.
- loss leader — a popular article that is sold at a very low price or at a loss for the purpose of attracting customers to a retail store. Compare leader (def 4).
- lotus sutra — a central scripture of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing that anyone can attain enlightenment
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- 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.
- love affair — a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour.
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc