10-letter words containing l, o, s, e, i
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
- lewis bolt — an anchor bolt having a conical base around which concrete or lead is poured to hold it.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- licentious — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- life story — an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
- liliaceous — of or like the lily.
- limestones — Plural form of limestone.
- limousines — Plural form of limousine.
- line noise — (communications) 1. Spurious characters due to electrical noise in a communications link, especially an EIA-232 serial connection. Line noise may be induced by poor connections, interference or crosstalk from other circuits, electrical storms, cosmic rays, or (notionally) birds crapping on the phone wires. 2. Any chunk of data in a file or elsewhere that looks like the results of electrical line noise. 3. Text that is theoretically a readable text or program source but employs syntax so bizarre that it looks like line noise. Yes, there are languages this ugly. The canonical example is TECO, whose input syntax is often said to be indistinguishable from line noise. Other non-WYSIWYG editors, such as Multics "qed" and Unix "ed", in the hands of a real hacker, also qualify easily, as do deliberately obfuscated languages such as INTERCAL.
- line score — a brief listing of the final score and major statistical totals of a game, esp. a baseball game
- line storm — equinoctial storm.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- lineswomen — Plural form of lineswoman.
- linoleates — Plural form of linoleate.
- literosity — the condition of being affectedly literary
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- lobotomies — Plural form of lobotomy.
- lobotomise — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- localities — Plural form of locality.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- loneliness — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- long since — for a long time now
- longitudes — Plural form of longitude.
- longlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of longlist.
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- lopsidedly — In a lopsided manner.
- lordliness — The property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord.
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- louis heel — a French heel of medium height, flared out or widened at the base, used on women's shoes.
- louis riel — Louis, 1844–85, Canadian revolutionary.
- louisville — a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby.
- loveliness — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- lovingness — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- luciferous — bringing or providing light.
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- luteolysis — The structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum, occurring at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- lysogenize — to make lysogenic.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- médaillons — a portion of food, especially meat or poultry, cut or served in a round or oval shape.
- medallions — Plural form of medallion.