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11-letter words containing r, e, p, a

  • 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.
  • lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
  • 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 opera — operetta.
  • linear type — 1.   (theory, programming)   An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
  • linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
  • lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
  • logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
  • lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
  • loop aerial — an aerial that consists of one or more coils of wire wound on a frame. Maximum radiation or reception is in the plane of the loop, the minimum occurring at right angles to it
  • loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
  • lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
  • lump hammer — a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone
  • lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
  • lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
  • macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
  • macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
  • macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
  • madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
  • madreporite — a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
  • magic paper — An early interactive symbolic mathematics system.
  • magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
  • mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
  • major piece — a queen or rook.
  • make up for — compensate
  • malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
  • managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
  • manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
  • manure heap — a pile of animal excreta, esp on a farm, kept for use as fertiliser
  • map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map
  • maple grove — a town in SE Minnesota.
  • maple sugar — a yellowish-brown sugar produced by boiling down maple syrup.
  • maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
  • marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
  • marking pen — marker (def 10).
  • marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
  • marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
  • master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
  • master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
  • master tape — an original copy of an audio tape that can be used to produce other copies
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