10-letter words containing r, e, d, l, a
- lay reader — a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service.
- lead screw — (on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lead track — a track connecting a railroad yard or facility with a main line or running track.
- leaderette — (US) a short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.
- leaderless — a person or thing that leads.
- leadership — 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.
- lear board — (on a sloping roof) a board laid next to the gutter to receive the turned-up edge of the metal lining.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- leopardess — a female leopard.
- letterhead — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- linearized — Simple past tense and past participle of linearize.
- linerboard — a type of paperboard used especially for containers, as corrugated boxes.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lizardlike — Reminding of a lizard.
- loadmaster — an aircrew member responsible for the loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.
- loaf bread — commercially baked bread; store-bought bread.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- long-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longhaired — Having long hair.
- loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
- loratadine — An antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- low-loader — a road or rail vehicle for heavy loads with a low platform for ease of access
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- mail order — shopping by post
- mail-order — pertaining to or obtained by mail order: a dozen mail-order rosebushes.
- mainlander — a person who lives on a mainland.
- mal de mer — seasickness.
- maladdress — awkwardness; tactlessness
- malingered — Simple past tense and past participle of malinger.
- mallanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- mallenders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- maltreated — Simple past tense and past participle of maltreat.
- mandelbrot — designating or of any of various sets of points used in the study of chaos to generate fractals
- manifolder — a machine for making manifolds or copies, as of writing.
- marblehead — a resort in NE Massachusetts: yachting.