10-letter words containing ls
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- convulsant — producing convulsions
- convulsing — to shake violently; agitate.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- convulsive — A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
- coralbells — a perennial herb of the western US, Heuchera sanguinea, with red flowers that are shaped like bells
- crawlspace — (in a building) an area accessible by crawling, having a clearance less than human height, for access to plumbing or wiring, storage, etc.
- crossbills — Plural form of crossbill.
- curveballs — Plural form of curveball.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- decennials — Plural form of decennial.
- delsartian — of, relating to, or characteristic of François Delsarte or the Delsarte method.
- diastalsis — a downward wave of contraction occurring in the intestine during digestion
- dishtowels — Plural form of dishtowel.
- dismissals — Plural form of dismissal.
- dispersals — Plural form of dispersal.
- drillstock — a device for holding a drill.
- dullsville — something boring or dull: That movie was strictly dullsville.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- elementals — Plural form of elemental.
- emulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of emulsify.
- emulsifier — A substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
- emulsifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulsify.
- emulsioned — Painted with emulsion paint.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- ephemerals — Plural form of ephemeral.
- eskilstuna — an industrial city in SE Sweden. Pop: 91 137 (2004 est)
- essentials — Plural form of essential.
- expulsions — Plural form of expulsion.
- factorials — Plural form of factorial.
- faldstools — Plural form of faldstool.
- false aloe — any of several plants of the genus Manfreda, especially M. virginica, of the southeastern U.S., having spikes of fragrant, greenish-yellow flowers.
- false cast — a throw of the line in fly casting in which the line, leader, and fly are prevented from hitting the water.
- false dawn — zodiacal light occurring before sunrise.
- false face — a mask covering the face.
- false keel — an extension to the keel of a vessel either for protecting the keel from damage or for reducing leeway
- false move — a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
- false pond — a mirage.
- false ribs — any of the lower five ribs on either side of the body, which are not directly attached to the sternum.
- false step — a stumble.
- false-card — to play a false card.
- falsehoods — Plural form of falsehood.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- falsidical — based on a falsehood
- falsifiers — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- falsifying — Present participle of falsify.
- felsenmeer — an area that is usually found on gentle slopes above the timberline, covered with a layer of weathered rocks and boulders
- felspathic — feldspathic.