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14-letter words containing t, o, l, n

  • juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
  • kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
  • kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
  • 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
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
  • kinetheodolite — a type of theodolite containing a cine camera instead of a telescope and giving continuous film of a moving target together with a record of its altitude and azimuth: used in tracking a missile, satellite, etc
  • kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
  • 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.
  • labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
  • labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
  • 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)
  • lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
  • lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • latent content — the hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream, discoverable by analysis of the content of the dream.
  • lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
  • lateralization — functional specialization of the brain, with some skills, as language, occurring primarily in the left hemisphere and others, as the perception of visual and spatial relationships, occurring primarily in the right hemisphere.
  • lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • law of nations — international law.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
  • 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.
  • left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
  • left-of-center — holding liberal views in politics; left-wing.
  • left-of-centre — Left-of-centre people or political parties support political ideas which are closer to socialism than to capitalism.
  • legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
  • legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
  • legitimization — to make legitimate.
  • lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
  • lepontine alps — a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
  • leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
  • 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.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
  • levonorgestrel — A synthetic steroid hormone that has a similar effect to progesterone and is used in some contraceptive pills.
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