7-letter words containing t, e, l
- lectins — Plural form of lectin.
- lection — a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectors — Plural form of lector.
- lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- lecturn — Misspelling of lectern.
- lefties — Plural form of lefty.
- leftish — somewhat left-wing
- leftism — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- leftist — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- leg art — cheesecake (def 2).
- leg hit — a hit made into leg.
- legatee — a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
- legates — Plural form of legate.
- legator — a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- legists — Plural form of legist.
- legitim — the part of an estate that children or other close relatives can claim against the decedent's testament.
- leister — a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- leitrim — a county of N Republic of Ireland in Connacht province, on Donegal Bay: agricultural. County town: Carrick-on-Shannon. Pop: 25 799 (2002). Area: 1525 sq km (589 sq miles)
- lemmata — a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- lengths — Plural form of length.
- lengthy — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- lenitic — lentic.
- lenotre — André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- lentigo — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- lentils — Plural form of lentil.
- lentisk — mastic (def 1).
- lentoid — having the shape of a biconvex lens.
- lentous — viscid or viscous
- leotard — a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- leotine — a female given name.
- lepanto — Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
- leptome — plant tissue, similar to phloem, that conducts food substances in bryophytes
- leptons — Plural form of lepton.
- lesotho — a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- lesstif — (library) The Hungry Programmers' version of OSF/Motif. It will be source code compatible with Motif, meaning that the same source will compile with both libraries and work exactly the same. All the programming is being done with no reference to the header files for the motif widgets, so that LessTif can be distributed as free software.
- let fly — to move through the air using wings.
- let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- let rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
- let-out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- letches — a lecherous desire or craving.
- letchya — Alt form letcha.
- letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
- lethean — Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- lethied — Lethean or forgetful
- letitia — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- letters — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- letting — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- lettish — of or relating to the Letts or their language.