15-letter words containing le
- applesoft basic — (language) A version of BASIC for Apple computers.
- articles of war — the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century
- artillery plant — any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively
- ascending scale — a scale that is rising in pitch
- asclepiadaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass (pollinium): now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae
- asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
- at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
- at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
- atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.
- athlete's heart — enlargement of the heart, caused by continued, heavy physical exertion
- athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
- atlantic ridley — ridley (def 1).
- atlantic-ridley — ridley (def 1).
- authenticatable — to establish as genuine.
- automatic rifle — a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
- available light — the natural or usual light on a subject.
- avant la lettre — before the (specified) concept, word, person, etc. existed
- baggage handler — a person who moves baggage onto and off planes at an airport
- ballet mistress — a woman who teaches and rehearses the dancers in a ballet company
- barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
- bat-wing sleeve — formed, shaped, etc., like the wing of a bat.
- bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
- battle hardened — toughened by the experience of battle
- battle of wills — A battle of wills is a situation that involves people who try to defeat each other by refusing to change their own aims or demands and hoping that their opponents will weaken first.
- battle stations — the places to which soldiers, sailors, warships, etc. are assigned for a battle or an emergency
- battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
- bear animalcule — tardigrade (def 3).
- beet leafhopper — a small leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) that transmits a very destructive virus to sugar beets
- beetroot purple — a deep purple-red; a purple pigment derived from beets.
- benevolent fund — a charitable organization
- berkeley castle — a castle in Gloucestershire: scene of the murder of Edward II in 1327
- bevelled mirror — a mirror with a bevelled edge
- beyond the pale — If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
- bicycle touring — the activity of touring on a bicycle
- biodestructible — biodegradable
- bite the bullet — to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
- black guillemot — a common guillemot, Cepphus grylle: its summer plumage is black with white wing patches and its winter plumage white with greyish wings
- blended whiskey — whiskey that is a blend of straight whiskey and neutral spirits or of two or more straight whiskeys
- blending center — A blending center is a place for mixing fluids, gases, and powders.
- blenheim orange — a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples
- blenheim palace — a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705–22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)
- blessed trinity — Trinity (def 1).
- blood corpuscle — one of the cells in the blood
- blue cattle dog — an Australian breed of dog with a bluish coat, developed for herding cattle
- bo diddley beat — a type of syncopated Black rhythm, frequently used in rock music
- board of parole — an agency that determines which prisoners are to be released on parole
- boiled dressing — a cooked salad dressing thickened with egg yolks and often containing mustard.
- boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
- boolean algebra — a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify logical operations. It is used in computers