12-letter words containing y, a, u
- labouriously — Alternative form of laboriously.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lee kuan yew — 1923–2015, Singaporean statesman; prime minister of Singapore 1959–90, during which period his party's authoritarian rule was criticized but the country's economy progressed rapidly
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lieutenantry — the post or commission of a lieutenant
- life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- loquaciously — In a loquacious manner.
- lundy's lane — a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manuka honey — honey from the nectar of the manuka tree, often used for medicinal purposes; known as active manuka honey if it has a UMF rating of over 10.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- matthew quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
- maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mercuriality — Mercurial behaviour.
- mercury mass — blue mass (def 1).
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mossycup oak — bur oak
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- mulligatawny — a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- mushy-headed — inadequately thought out: mushyheaded ideas.
- mutagenicity — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.