11-letter words containing m, a, i, l
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- landlordism — the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation.
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- lasiocampid — (zoology) Any member of the Lasiocampidae.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- latent time — the time from the onset of a stimulus to that of the response
- latifundium — a great estate.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- leading man — an actor who plays the principal male role in a motion picture or play.
- legatissimo — to be performed as smoothly and connectedly as possible
- legerdemain — sleight of hand.
- legitimated — Simple past tense and past participle of legitimate.
- legitimates — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- legitimator — a person who makes something legitimate
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leishmanial — Relating to leishmania.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- ligamentary — Of or relating to ligaments.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- like a bomb — with great speed or success; very well (esp in the phrase go like a bomb)
- lily family — the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.
- limitations — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- limited war — a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
- lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- liquidambar — any tree of the genus Liquidambar, including the sweet gum.
- literaryism — habitual use of literary forms
- littermates — Plural form of littermate.
- little game — deceitful plan, scheme
- little slam — the winning of twelve of the thirteen tricks of a deal. Also called small slam. Compare grand slam (def 1).
- loading arm — A loading arm is a flexible piping unit that loads and unloads liquids and gases.
- logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.