12-letter words containing l, o, n, i, e, s
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kill oneself — to overexert oneself
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- law of sines — a law stating that the ratio of a side of a plane triangle to the sine of the opposite angle is the same for all three sides.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legionnaires — Plural form of legionnaire.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- leif ericson — Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- lesser ionic — Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- levalloisian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life goes on — You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- lincolnshire — a county in E England. 2272 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km).
- line of site — a straight line from the muzzle of an artillery gun to its target.
- linen closet — a closet in which sheets, towels, table linens, etc., are kept.
- linespersons — Plural form of linesperson.
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- lipoproteins — Plural form of lipoprotein.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- loosefitting — fitting loosely
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lopsidedness — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lose no time — act without delay
- louis quinze — noting or pertaining to the rococo style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early and mid-18th century, characterized by fantasy, lightness, elegance, and comfort.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time