14-letter words containing t, o, e, s
- keep the books — to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- keystone joist — a reinforced-concrete joist with sloping sides and the top wider than the bottom.
- keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- king of beasts — the lion.
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- know the ropes — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- know the score — understand the situation
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
- lay sb to rest — If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.
- lay waste (to) — to destroy; devastate; make desolate
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- lecture course — a series of lectures on a particular subject
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
- lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
- lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
- lepontine alps — a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- lesser omentum — an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.
- let oneself go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- let someone be — To let someone be means to leave them alone and not interfere in what they are doing.
- leucocytolysis — the destruction of leucocytes
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- levonorgestrel — A synthetic steroid hormone that has a similar effect to progesterone and is used in some contraceptive pills.
- lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- liberalisation — (British) alternative spelling of liberalization.
- licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- licorice stick — a clarinet.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- listening post — Military. a post or position, as in advance of a defensive line, established for the purpose of listening to detect the enemy's movements.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.