11-letter words starting with l
- lay eyes on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- lay hold of — to seize or grasp
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- layer board — lear board.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- laze around — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lead astray — tempt into bad behaviour
- lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- lead singer — main singer in a popular music group
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- lead-footed — awkward; clumsy.
- leaden-eyed — heavy-eyed; dull-eyed
- leader head — a boxlike head of a downspout connected to a gutter.
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderboard — a board on which the scores of the leading competitors are displayed, as in a golf tournament.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leading dog — a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding
- leading man — an actor who plays the principal male role in a motion picture or play.
- leaf beetle — any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on the leaves of plants, the larvae of which infest the roots, stem, and leaves.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- leaf insect — any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.
- leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
- 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.
- leaf sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leafleteers — Plural form of leafleteer.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- leap second — Coordinated Universal Time
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- learnedness — The quality of being learned.
- leased line — (communications, networking) A private telephone circuit permanently connecting two points, normally provided on a lease by a local PTT.
- leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- least-worst — bad but better than any available alternative
- leather bar — a gay bar frequented by men who wear leather
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- leatherette — a material constructed of paper or cloth and finished to simulate the grain, color, and texture of leather.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherhead — any of various Australasian honeyeaters, especially of the genus Philemon.
- leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- leatherwear — clothing and accessories made of leather.
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.