14-letter words containing l, o, s, t
- intercessional — an act or instance of interceding.
- interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
- interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- internationals — Plural form of international.
- interpolations — Plural form of interpolation.
- interrelations — Plural form of interrelation.
- interreligious — existing or communicating between different religions.
- intersectional — of or relating to to an intersection, or a place where two or more roads, lines, or elements meet: intersectional traffic flow.
- intolerantness — the quality or state of being intolerant
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introversively — In an introversive manner.
- intuitionalism — intuitionism.
- irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
- irrationalness — The quality of being irrational.
- irresoluteness — The state of being irresolute.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
- isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
- isolationistic — Exhibiting isolationism.
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- italian sonnet — Petrarchan sonnet.
- jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
- lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- law of nations — international law.
- lay sb to rest — If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.