11-letter words containing l, i, t, s
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- liver salts — a preparation of mineral salts used to treat indigestion
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- locorestive — having a tendency to rest in one place
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- londonistan — an informal name for London, as considered by some people as a base for radical Islamists
- longevities — Plural form of longevity.
- longlasting — Alternative form of long-lasting.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- loop stitch — any stitch, as the chain stitch, that uses loops in the pattern or process of working.
- loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- lost motion — motion of a machine or mechanism, especially a reciprocating one, during which no useful work is performed.
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- lost tribes — the members of the ten tribes of ancient Israel who were taken into captivity in 722 b.c. by Sargon II of Assyria and are believed never to have returned to Palestine. II Kings 17:1–23.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- lounge suit — a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.
- loutishness — The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
- low-density — having a low concentration.
- low-tension — subjected to, or capable of operating under, relatively low voltage: low-tension wire. Abbreviation: lt, L.T.
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- lucio costa — Lúcio [loo-syoo] /ˈlu syu/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- madrigalist — a composer or singer of madrigals.
- magisterial — of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
- magistrally — In a magistral manner; authoritatively; dogmatically.
- mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
- maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- manstealing — the act of kidnapping.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism