11-letter words containing l, h, e, r
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- leukorrheal — Relating to leukorrhea.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- liddel hart — Sir Basil (Henry) 1895–1970, English military authority and writer.
- light bread — white bread.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light meter — exposure meter.
- light opera — operetta.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- limber hole — any of a series of holes pierced through a frame or floor to allow the passage of accumulated moisture.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- listen here — You say listen here when you are going to say something important to someone, especially when you are angry at what they have done or said.
- lithometeor — a mass of dry particles suspended in the atmosphere, as dust or haze.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- littleworth — worthless; of little value
- lizard head — a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England.
- lochaber ax — a Scottish battle-ax of the 16th century, having a tall, cleaverlike blade with a hook at its upper end.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logorrhoeic — Alternative form of logorrheic.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lone mother — a mother with no husband or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
- lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
- lower rhine — a section of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany and the North Sea.
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lump hammer — a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lyophilizer — Freeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryer.