11-letter words containing o, r, a, l, e
- last resort — desperate recourse
- latent root — characteristic root (def 2).
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- latin lover — seductive Latin American man
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- layer board — lear board.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- leaderboard — a board on which the scores of the leading competitors are displayed, as in a golf tournament.
- leaf roller — any of several insects, especially moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
- leavenworth — a city in NE Kansas.
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
- legionnaire — (often initial capital letter) a member of the American Legion.
- legislators — Plural form of legislator.
- legitimator — a person who makes something legitimate
- lemon grass — any of several lemon-scented grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, especially C. citratus, of tropical regions, yielding lemon-grass oil.
- lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- leukorrheal — Relating to leukorrhea.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- light opera — operetta.
- link loader — linker
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- load-lugger — a motor vehicle that is capable of carrying a load rather than, or as well as, passengers
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- local derby — a football match between two teams from the same area
- lochaber ax — a Scottish battle-ax of the 16th century, having a tall, cleaverlike blade with a hook at its upper end.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.