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11-letter words containing o, s, m, l

  • lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
  • lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
  • local stamp — stamp (def 22).
  • locofocoism — the doctrines of the Locofocos.
  • locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
  • locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
  • logical sum — union (def 10a).
  • logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
  • logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
  • longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
  • longissimus — (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
  • loose metal — shingle on a road
  • loose scrum — a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
  • lorem ipsum — (text)   A common piece of text used as mock-content when testing a given page layout or font. The following text is often used: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." This continues at length and variously. The text is not really Greek, but badly garbled Latin. It started life as extracted phrases from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" ("The Extremes of Good and Evil"), which read: Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur? At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat. Translation: But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure? On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains. -- Translation by H. Rackham, from his 1914 edition of De Finibus. However, since textual fidelity was unimportant to the goal of having random text to fill a page, it has degraded over the centuries, into "Lorem ipsum...". The point of using this text, or some other text of incidental intelligibility, is that it has a more-or-less normal (for English and Latin, at least) distribution of ascenders, descenders, and word-lengths, as opposed to just using "abc 123 abc 123", "Content here content here", or the like. The text is often used when previewing the layout of a document, as the use of more understandable text would distract the user from the layout being examined. A related technique is greeking.
  • lost motion — motion of a machine or mechanism, especially a reciprocating one, during which no useful work is performed.
  • loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
  • lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
  • lumbosacral — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
  • lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
  • lymph nodes — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
  • lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
  • lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
  • lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
  • lymphonodus — (anatomy) lymph node.
  • macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
  • maglemosean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
  • maglemosian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
  • mail orders — goods that have been ordered by mail order
  • mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
  • maintopsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
  • malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
  • malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
  • malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
  • malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
  • maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
  • mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
  • malodourous — Alternative form of malodorous.
  • malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
  • maltese dog — one of a breed of toy dogs having a long, straight, silky white coat.
  • maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
  • mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.
  • mammoplasty — reconstruction or alteration in size or contour of the female breast.
  • mandlestone — The amygdaloid.
  • mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
  • manorialism — the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages.
  • mariologist — a student of Mariology.
  • mars violet — a dark grayish-purple color.
  • mars yellow — a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
  • marshmallow — a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
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