12-letter words containing lli
- downwellings — Plural form of downwelling.
- drilling mud — a water-based or oil-based suspension of clays pumped into an oil well during drilling in order to seal off porous rock layers, equalize the pressure, cool the bit, and flush out the cuttings.
- drilling rig — rig (def 7).
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- ebulliometer — a device used to determine the boiling point of a solution
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- elliptically — In the form of an ellipse.
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- embellishing — Present participle of embellish.
- ensorcelling — Present participle of ensorcell.
- falling band — a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
- felliniesque — referring to or reminiscent of the films of Federico Fellini
- fibrilliform — of the form of a fibril.
- fillibusters — Plural form of fillibuster.
- fish-bellied — (of a beam or rail) having a convex underside.
- flabelliform — Shaped like a fan; flabellate.
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- folliculitis — inflammation of hair follicles.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- fort collins — a city in N Colorado.
- fort william — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- galligaskins — loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallivanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gibberellins — Plural form of gibberellin.
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- gold filling — a small amount of gold that a dentist puts in a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay
- green-wellie — characterizing or belonging to the upper-class set devoted to hunting, shooting, and fishing
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- gullibleness — Gullibility.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- high milling — a process for making fine flour, in which the grain is alternately ground and sifted a number of times.
- high-rolling — gambling, spending, or living extravagantly or recklessly: high-rolling gamblers; a high-rolling investor.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- illiberalise — to render illiberal
- illiberalism — narrowminded; bigoted.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- illiberalize — to render illiberal
- illimitation — the state of being infinite
- illiteracies — Plural form of illiteracy.
- illiterately — In an illiterate manner.
- illiterature — (archaic) Lack of learning; illiteracy.