10-letter words containing le
- air battle — a fight between the aircraft of two opposing sides in a war
- air bubble — a small pocket of air in a liquid, glass, metal etc
- air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
- air letter — an airmail letter
- air-cooled — An air-cooled engine is prevented from getting too hot when it is running by cool air that passes over it, rather than being cooled by a liquid.
- aisle seat — a seat, esp on a plane, situated at the end of a row, adjacent to the aisle
- albert lea — a city in S Minnesota.
- ale conner — a local official appointed to examine the measure and quality of ale, beer, and bread
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- aleph-null — the smallest infinite cardinal number; the cardinal number of the set of positive integers
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- allegation — An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
- allegeable — to assert without proof.
- allegement — (archaic) Allegation.
- allegiance — Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- allegretto — (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly
- allen park — a city in SE Michigan.
- allenstein — German name of Olsztyn.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allergists — Plural form of allergist.
- alleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- alleviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate.
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- alley gate — a metal spiked gate erected behind a terrace of houses to deter burglars
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- alpha male — the dominant male animal or person in a group
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- amphiphile — any of many organic compounds such as detergents combining both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analysable — Alternative spelling of analyzable.
- analyzable — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- anammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- angleberry — a wart-like growth on the skin of cattle and horses
- anglecized — Misspelling of anglicized.