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12-letter words containing r, a, l, e, s

  • look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • lord's table — the, communion table.
  • loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
  • loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
  • lover's leap — a high area, as on a cliff, from which frustrated or grieving lovers jump or are reputed to have jumped to their death.
  • lovers' lane — a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.
  • lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
  • lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
  • lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
  • lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.
  • macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
  • male-sterile — producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
  • malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
  • malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
  • mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
  • manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
  • mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
  • marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
  • mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
  • marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
  • marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
  • marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
  • marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
  • marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
  • marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
  • marseillaise — the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.
  • martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
  • marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
  • mass funeral — a funeral held for several dead people at the same time
  • master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
  • master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
  • masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
  • materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
  • materialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialise.
  • materialists — Plural form of materialist.
  • materializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialize.
  • materialness — The state of being material.
  • matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
  • melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
  • melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
  • melrose park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
  • memorialists — Plural form of memorialist.
  • memorializes — (US) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of memorialize.
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