11-letter words containing ou
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- let through — to allow to pass (through)
- lethiferous — lethal.
- libellously — in a libellous manner
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- lignivorous — xylophagous.
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- litigiously — In a litigious manner.
- litter lout — a person who tends to drop refuse in public places
- living soul — person
- local group — the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way.
- lockout box — Television. lockbox (def 3).
- loll around — If you loll around or loll about, you enjoy yourself by sitting or lying in a relaxed way.
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- look around — examine surrounding area
- lose ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- lose out on — to fail to secure or make use of
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
- lough neagh — a lake in E central Northern Ireland: largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. About 18 miles (29 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- louis seize — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France at the end of the 18th century, continuing the lightness of the Louis Quinze period with a stricter adherence to classical models.
- louis xviii — (Louis Xavier Stanislas) 1755–1824, king of France 1814–15, 1815–24 (brother of Louis XVI).
- louisianian — of Louisiana
- lounge suit — a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.
- loupcervier — the Canada lynx.
- louping ill — an acute viral disease of sheep affecting the nervous system, transmitted by a tick.
- loutishness — The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lower bound — an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set: The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
- ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- lump labour — work done by self-employed workers in the building trade
- luxuriously — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- make rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.