12-letter words containing l, e, a, t, h, r
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leather star — a starfish, Dermasterias imbricata, of the western coast of North America, having the body covered by a thick, leathery skin.
- leather-hard — (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- lecture hall — conference room
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- liberty hall — a place or condition of complete liberty
- liddell hart — (Sir) Basil Henry, 1895–1970, English military historian and strategist.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- lithia water — a mineral water, natural or artificial, containing lithium salts.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lophophorate — Of or relating to small aquatic invertebrates belonging to a group of phyla characterized by the possession of lophophores. They include bryozoans, brachiopods, and phoronids.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mapplethorpe — Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
- mole-catcher — someone or something who catches, traps, or kills moles
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- netherlander — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- on the alert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- ooze leather — leather prepared from calfskin or other skin and having a soft, velvety finish on the flesh side.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peltier heat — the heat gained or lost at a junction of a thermocouple due to the Peltier effect.