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15-letter words containing l, o, a, d, s

  • ladrone islands — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • land of promise — Promised Land.
  • lazaro cardenas — Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • 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.
  • levant wormseed — the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
  • line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
  • loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
  • lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
  • logical address — virtual address
  • lomas de zamora — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
  • look daggers at — to look at with anger or hatred
  • 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.
  • lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
  • lose one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
  • louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
  • lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
  • loyalty islands — a group of coral islands in the S Pacific belonging to the French territory of New Caledonia. 761 sq. mi. (1970 sq. km).
  • maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
  • medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
  • mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • milk of almonds — almond milk.
  • mole salamander — ambystomid.
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
  • multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • needless to say — of course, obviously
  • newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
  • no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • no--man-s--land — an area between opposing armies, over which no control has been established.
  • non-adversarial — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
  • non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
  • non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • non-shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • nonconsolidated — (financial) Including the financial data of only the parent company.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
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