12-letter words containing l, a, r, s, e, n
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- legionnaires — Plural form of legionnaire.
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- libertarians — Plural form of libertarian.
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- linear space — vector space.
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- literariness — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- literateness — the ability to read and write
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lovers' lane — a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- materialness — The state of being material.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mistranslate — Translate (something) incorrectly.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- naval stores — supplies for warships.