11-letter words containing r, a, t, e, b, l
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- leather bar — a gay bar frequented by men who wear leather
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- lenard tube — an early cathode-ray tube having at the end opposite the cathode a window of thin glass or metal allowing cathode rays (Lenard rays) to pass out into the atmosphere.
- liberalists — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- libertarian — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- libertinage — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- light bread — white bread.
- little bear — the constellation Ursa Minor.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- mantelboard — mantel.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- metharbital — A barbiturate anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- miserablest — Superlative form of miserable.
- montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)
- multibarrel — a gun having more than one barrel
- neural tube — a tube formed by the closure of ectodermal tissue in the early vertebrate embryo that later develops into the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
- neuroblasts — Plural form of neuroblast.
- non-ratable — capable of being rated or appraised.
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- obliterable — Capable of being obliterated.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- obliterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obliterate.
- obliterator — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- operability — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perpetrable — able to be perpetrated
- perpetuable — able to be perpetuated
- perturbable — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- practicable — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
- preambulate — to make a preamble, to give an introduction
- predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- prelibation — a foretaste.
- prepubertal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- presbyteral — of or relating to a presbyter or presbytery
- presentable — that may be presented.
- preventable — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- projectable — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.