11-letter words containing t, b, i
- kuiper belt — a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud.
- labefaction — Deterioration or downfall.
- labiaplasty — (surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.
- labiodental — articulated with the lower lip touching the upper front teeth, as f or v, or, rarely, with the upper lip touching the lower front teeth.
- labradorite — a feldspar mineral of the plagioclase group, often characterized by a brilliant change of colors, with blue and green most common.
- labyrinthal — Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine.
- labyrinthic — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
- lamb's tail — burro's tail.
- langbeinite — a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.
- late blight — a disease of plants, especially potatoes, celery, etc., characterized by spotting, blighting, and withering or decay of the entire plant, caused by any of several fungi, as Phytophthora infestans or Septoria apii.
- laudability — Laudableness.
- lay baptism — baptism administered by a lay-person.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- lestobiosis — cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.
- liabilities — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- 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.
- liberticide — destruction of liberty.
- libertinage — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- libertinism — 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.
- librational — Of or pertaining to libration.
- librettists — Plural form of librettist.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
- lift bridge — a bridge having a section that can be lifted vertically to permit passage of boats beneath it.
- light bread — white bread.
- light table — a table that has a translucent top illuminated from below and is used typically for making tracings or examining color transparencies.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- likeability — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- little bear — the constellation Ursa Minor.
- little belt — a strait in Denmark, between Jutland and Funen Island, linking the Kattegat with the Baltic. Length: about 48 km (30 miles). Width: up to 29 km (18 miles)
- little bird — If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was.
- liveability — Alternative spelling of livability.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- lobotomised — to perform a lobotomy on.
- lobotomized — Surgery. having undergone a lobotomy.
- lobsterlike — Resembling a lobster or some aspect of one.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- lost tribes — the members of the ten tribes of ancient Israel who were taken into captivity in 722 b.c. by Sargon II of Assyria and are believed never to have returned to Palestine. II Kings 17:1–23.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubritorium — a place, as in a service station, for the lubrication of motor vehicles
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- lunar orbit — path or movement of the moon around the earth
- lutine bell — the salvaged bell from the wrecked British warship Lutine, hung in the insurance office of Lloyd's of London and traditionally rung before announcements of ships overdue or lost at sea.
- macrobiotic — of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
- mailability — The characteristic of being mailable; the ability to be mailed.