13-letter words containing s, e, r, o
- legislatorial — of or relating to a legislator, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
- leonine verse — a form of verse, based upon an earlier Latin form, with a rhyme scheme that requires the last word in a line to rhyme with the word just before a caesura or with a word near the middle of the line.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lepidopterist — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptospirosis — an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.
- levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- linearisation — Alternative spelling of linearization.
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- listerellosis — listeriosis.
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- livery colors — the principal tinctures of a coat of arms, usually one color and one metal, used for liveries, standards, etc.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- loose forward — one of a number of forwards who play at the back or sides of the scrum and who are not bound wholly into it
- lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- lost property — lost and found.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- low countries — the lowland region of W Europe, on the North Sea: consists of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- lowerclassman — underclassman.
- lowerclassmen — underclassman.
- lubber's hole — (in a top on a mast) an open space through which a sailor may pass instead of climbing out on the futtock shrouds.
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- madre de dios — a river in Peru and Bolivia, flowing E to the Beni River. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.