11-letter words containing p, a, r, l
- irreparable — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- irreparably — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- irreputable — (obsolete) disreputable.
- isopropanol — isopropyl alcohol.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- kara-kalpak — one of a people living in the Kara-Kalpak Republic and adjacent areas.
- kerb appeal — the attractiveness to potential buyers of a house when viewed from the road
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- labor party — one of the chief political parties of Australia, generally supporting the interests of organized labour
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- 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.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscope — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- 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.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidoptera — the order comprising the lepidopterous insects.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- 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
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.