13-letter words containing l, y, t, a
- lay about one — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- legacy system — (jargon) A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
- legionary ant — army ant
- legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- liberal party — a political party in Great Britain, formed about 1830 as a fusion of Whigs and Radicals and constituting one of the dominant British parties in the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries.
- liberty party — the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
- library paste — a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.
- library steps — a folding stepladder, especially one folding into another piece of furniture, as a table or chair.
- library table — a large pedestal writing table or desk.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- light railway — a transport system using small trains or trams, often serving parts of a large metropolitan area
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- lightheadedly — In a lightheaded manner.
- like anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- listenability — pleasant to listen to: soft, listenable music.
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- literacy test — an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
- little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
- manageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- marketability — readily salable.
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- matriculatory — relating to matriculation
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- matrilineally — In matrilineal fashion.
- matrimonially — In a matrimonial way.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.