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11-letter words containing ll

  • lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
  • leaf roller — any of several insects, especially moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk.
  • lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
  • leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
  • leoncavallo — Ruggiero [rood-je-raw] /rudˈdʒɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1919, Italian operatic composer and librettist.
  • lesquerella — any of various plants of the genus Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having rosettes of simple, hairy leaves, small yellow flowers, and inflated pods, and yielding a seed oil similar to castor oil.
  • leydig cell — any of the interstitial cells of the testes that produce androgens.
  • libellously — in a libellous manner
  • life skills — everyday coping strategies
  • like billyo — (intensifier)
  • lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
  • lilly-pilly — a tall myrtaceous tree, Acmena smithii, having dark green leaves, spikes of feathery flowers, and white to purplish edible berries
  • line squall — a squall advancing along a front that forms a more or less definite line.
  • lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
  • little gull — a small, Old World gull, Larus minutus.
  • living hell — If you describe a place or situation as a living hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
  • living will — a document instructing physicians, relatives, or others to refrain from the use of extraordinary measures, as life-support equipment, to prolong one's life in the event of a terminal illness.
  • log-rolling — If you accuse politicians of log-rolling, you mean that they make private agreements with each other, so that, for example, they give each other help or vote for each other's bills.
  • lognormally — in the manner of having a having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
  • loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
  • lollo rosso — a variety of lettuce originating in Italy, having curly red-tipped leaves and a slightly bitter taste
  • lolly water — any of various coloured soft drinks
  • lollygagged — Simple past tense and past participle of lollygag.
  • lollygagger — (slang) A lazy person, one who lollygags; a slacker, ne'er-do-well.
  • lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
  • louping ill — an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick.
  • low milling — a process for making flour in which the grain is ground once and then bolted.
  • lumber mill — factory where timber is processed
  • lutine bell — the salvaged bell from the wrecked British warship Lutine, hung in the insurance office of Lloyd's of London and traditionally rung before announcements of ships overdue or lost at sea.
  • machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
  • magic spell — incantation or curse
  • magistrally — In a magistral manner; authoritatively; dogmatically.
  • malefically — in a malefic manner
  • malleablize — to make (white cast iron) malleable by annealing it so that the carbon is transformed to graphite or removed completely.
  • mallee fowl — an Australian bird, Leipoa ocellata, of variegated gray, brown, white, and black plumage, that lays up to 35 eggs in an incubating mound.
  • mallee root — the rootstock (rhizome) of a mallee tree, often used as fuel
  • mallow rose — a rose mallow of the genus Hibiscus.
  • mamillation — a nipple-like protrusion
  • mamilliform — shaped like a nipple
  • mammillaria — any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, including the pincushion cactus.
  • mantelletta — a silk or woolen sleeveless vestment reaching to the knees, worn by cardinals, bishops, and other prelates.
  • marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
  • marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
  • margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
  • marmoreally — In a marmoreal fashion; like marble.
  • mars yellow — a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
  • marshallers — Plural form of marshaller.
  • marshallese — a native or inhabitant of the Marshall Islands, especially a member of a Micronesian people native to these Islands.
  • marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
  • marshmallow — a sweetened paste or confection made from the mucilaginous root of the marsh mallow.
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