12-letter words containing l, u, i, s, e
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- bull session — A bull session is an informal conversation among a small group of people.
- bull thistle — a tall, spiny thistle, Cirsium vulgare, having heads of pink to purple flowers: a common weed in North America.
- bush singlet — a black woollen singlet often worn by farm labourers
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- calycoideous — calycoid
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.
- circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circumflexes — Plural form of circumflex.
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- cliquishness — The state of being cliquish.
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- consultative — A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.