11-letter words containing l, e, s
- burlesquely — in a burlesque manner
- burnt shale — carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
- bursiculate — resembling a pouch
- bus shelter — A bus shelter is a bus stop that has a roof and at least one open side.
- bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
- bush lawyer — any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
- bush league — In baseball, a bush league is the same as a minor league.
- bush parole — an escape from prison.
- bush-league — inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- bustle pipe — an annular pipe distributing hot air to the tuyères.
- busy lizzie — a balsaminaceous plant, Impatiens balsamina, that has pink, red, or white flowers and is often grown as a pot plant
- butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 inches (10 cm) long.
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- by yourself — If you are by yourself, you are alone.
- byelorussia — Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
- cablevision — cable television.
- cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
- caesalpinia — designating a family (Caesalpiniaceae) of leguminous trees and shrubs, including the Kentucky coffee tree
- calc-sinter — travertine
- calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
- calendarist — a person who calendarizes
- calisthenic — Of, or relating to calisthenics.
- callanetics — a system of exercise involving frequent repetition of small muscular movements and squeezes, designed to improve muscle tone
- callicrates — 5th century bc, Greek architect: with Ictinus, designed the Parthenon
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
- camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
- camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
- camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- cancelm00se — Cancelmoose
- cancelmoose — (messaging) A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
- candlestand — a slender stand or table, often with a tripod base, for holding a candlestick or candelabrum.
- candlestick — A candlestick is a narrow object with a hole at the top which holds a candle.
- cannibalise — to subject to cannibalism.
- cantaloupes — Plural form of cantaloupe.
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- capableness — The state or quality of being capable.
- cape helles — a cape in NW Turkey, at the S end of the Gallipoli Peninsula
- cape-glossa — Cape, a promontory in SW Albania.
- capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
- capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.