11-letter words containing l, i, t, o, e, s
- styliferous — having a style (part of the female organ of a plant)
- superpolite — extremely polite
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- teetotalism — the principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- teleologist — the doctrine that final causes exist.
- telephonist — a telephone switchboard operator.
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- telescopist — someone who is adept with a telescope
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- telesterion — (in ancient Greece) a building in which religious mysteries were celebrated.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tense logic — the study of the logical properties of tense operators, and of the logical relations between sentences having tense, by means of consideration of appropriate formal systems
- tensionally — in a tensional manner
- tensionless — the act of stretching or straining.
- terricolous — living on or in the ground.
- testimonial — a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
- thermolysis — Physiology. the dispersion of heat from the body.
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- tin soldier — a miniature toy soldier of cast metal, usually of lead.
- to set sail — When a ship sets sail, it leaves a port.
- toilet seat — a detachable, ringlike seat of wood or plastic hinged to the top of a toilet bowl.
- toilet soap — a mild and usually perfumed soap for washing the hands and face and for bathing.
- tordesillas — a town in NW Spain, SW of Valladolid: treaty (1494) defining the colonial spheres of Spain and Portugal.
- toy soldier — child's plaything: small military figure
- trelliswork — latticework.
- trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
- unipetalous — having only one petal.
- unlightsome — without light; dark
- unsolicited — given or supplied without being requested or asked for: unsolicited advice.
- untimeously — untimely
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- victoryless — without victory
- violet iris — an iris, Iris verna, of the eastern U.S., having solitary, violet-blue flowers.
- volsteadism — the policy of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- weight loss — slimming
- wellingtons — Plural form of wellington.
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistleblow — Alternative form of whistle-blow.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.