12-letter words containing y, e, a
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- k'ang yu-wei — 1858–1927, Chinese scholar and reformer.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- kona cyclone — a slow-moving cyclone occuring during the winter over the subtropical Pacific Ocean.
- la verendrye — Pierre Gaultier de Varenne [French pyer goh-tyey duh va-ren] /French pyɛr goʊˈtyeɪ də vaˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), Sieur de, 1685–1749, Canadian explorer of North America.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- lahore party — a modern sect, divided into an older group (Qadianis) and a newer group (Lahore party)
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lanceolately — in a lanceolate way or form
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- laryngealize — to pronounce with accompanying constriction of the larynx.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- lay siege to — attack
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- lead the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- leading lady — an actress who plays the principal female role in a motion picture or play.
- learnability — (uncountable) the condition of being learnable.
- 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
- legal entity — a person or organization that can enter into contracts, and take part in legal action
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.