15-letter words containing l, e, y, d
- kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- ladies' gallery — a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
- lady's bedstraw — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, with clusters of small yellow flowers
- lady's-earrings — any of several plants having pendent flowers thought to resemble earrings, as the jewelweed or the fuchsia.
- ladybird beetle — ladybug.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- late in the day — in the evening
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- law of identity — the law that any proposition implies itself.
- lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
- lead tetraethyl — tetraethyllead.
- leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
- leonid andreyev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- lepidopterology — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- liquidity event — the ending of an investor's involvement in a business venture with a view to realizing a gain or loss from the investment
- listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
- literary device — technique used in writing
- literary editor — someone who edits literature and books
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- lynden pindling — Lynden Oscar ("Father of the Bahamas") 1930–2000, Bahamian political leader: first prime minister 1967–92.
- majority leader — the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
- marie byrd land — former name of Byrd Land.
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- milkweed family — the plant family Asclepiadaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and vines having simple, opposite or whorled leaves, usually milky juice, umbellike clusters of small flowers, and long pods that split open to release tufted, airborne seeds, and including the anglepod, butterfly weed, milkweed, stephanotis, and wax plant.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla