14-letter words containing l, d, s
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
- killing fields — People sometimes refer to a battlefield or a place where many people have been killed as that place's killing fields.
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
- knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- lady's-tresses — any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- lagoon islands — a former name of Tuvalu.
- landing lights — aircraft lights used when landing
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
- leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
- league leaders — the team at the top of a league
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- libidinousness — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- likemindedness — Alternative spelling of like-mindedness.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- lipari islands — a group of volcanic islands under Italian administration off the N coast of Sicily: remains that form a continuous record from Neolithic times. Chief town: Lipari. Pop: 10 554 (2001). Area: 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
- liquidationist — pertaining to or promoting a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.