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11-letter words starting with li

  • lincolnwood — a city in NE Illinois.
  • lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • lindisfarne — Holy Island (def 1).
  • line editor — (tool, text)   An early kind of text editor suited to use on a teletype. The user enters editing commands which apply to the current line or some given range of lines. These include moving forward and backward through the buffer, inserting and deleting lines, substituting a string for a pattern match, and printing lines. Visual feedback is restricted to explicitly requesting the display of one or more lines, in contrast to a screen editor.
  • line squall — a squall advancing along a front that forms a more or less definite line.
  • line starve — (MIT, opposite of line feed) 1. To feed paper through a printer the wrong way by one line (most printers can't do this). On a display terminal, to move the cursor up to the previous line of the screen. "To print "X squared", you just output "X", line starve, "2", line feed." (The line starve causes the "2" to appear on the line above the "X", and the line feed gets back to the original line.) 2. A character (or character sequence) that causes a terminal to perform this action. ASCII 26, also called SUB or control-Z, was one common line-starve character in the days before microcomputers and the X3.64 terminal standard. Unlike "line feed", "line starve" is *not* standard ASCII terminology. Even among hackers it is considered silly. 3. (Proposed) A sequence such as \c (used in System V echo, as well as nroff and troff) that suppresses a newline or other character(s) that would normally be emitted.
  • line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
  • linear type — 1.   (theory, programming)   An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
  • linearities — Plural form of linearity.
  • linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
  • linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
  • linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
  • linen panel — a panel carved with a linenfold.
  • linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
  • liner notes — Usually, liner notes. explanatory or interpretative notes about an audio album, as a record, CD, etc., printed on the cover or case or otherwise provided.
  • linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
  • lingenberry — The lingonberry.
  • lingeringly — In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
  • lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
  • linguaphile — a language and word lover.
  • linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
  • link editor — linker
  • link loader — linker
  • link motion — a mechanism controlling the valves of a steam engine, consisting of a slotted link terminating in a pair of eccentrics
  • linked list — (programming)   A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.
  • linnet hole — a small hole joining a glassmaking furnace to the arch.
  • linseed oil — a drying oil obtained by pressing flaxseed, used in making paints, printing inks, linoleum, etc.
  • linzertorte — a sweet pastry, often made with powdered nuts, having a filling of red jam and a lattice crust.
  • lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
  • lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
  • lionisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of lionization.
  • lionization — to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
  • lip molding — a bead surrounding the opening of a drawer.
  • lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
  • lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
  • lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
  • lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
  • lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
  • lipoic acid — sulphur-containing fatty acid
  • lipomatosis — a genetic disorder which manifests itself in the abnormal growth of fat
  • lipopeptide — (biochemistry) An organic compound of lipids and peptides.
  • lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
  • liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
  • liposuction — the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
  • lipotropins — Plural form of lipotropin.
  • lippes loop — a polyethylene intrauterine contraceptive device, shaped like a double S
  • liquefiable — Able to be liquefied.
  • liquescency — The quality or state of being liquescent.
  • liquid diet — a diet restricted to liquids and, sometimes, certain semisolid foods, as custards, gelatin, etc.
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