12-letter words that end in le
- jackson hole — a valley in NW Wyoming, near the Teton Range: wildlife preserve.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- kernel style — K&R style
- ketoconazole — a synthetic substance, C 26 H 28 Cl 2 N 4 O 4 , used to treat a variety of fungal infections.
- killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
- klein bottle — a one-sided figure consisting of a tapered tube the narrow end of which is bent back, run through the side of the tube, and flared to join the wide end, thereby allowing any two points on the figure to be joined by an unbroken line.
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- leader cable — a submarine cable laid along a channel and emitting signals that a vessel can follow when visibility is poor.
- leading role — prominent acting part
- league table — competitive ranking
- leeds castle — a castle near Maidstone in Kent: the home of several medieval queens of England
- leopoldville — former name of Kinshasa.
- liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
- libertyville — a town in NE Illinois.
- live spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- loretteville — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.
- loss on sale — A loss on sale is the amount of money that is lost by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
- mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- magic circle — the British association of magicians, traditionally forbidden to reveal any of the secrets of their art
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- maintainable — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- male-sterile — producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
- maneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- manoeuvrable — Alternative spelling of maneuverable.
- marriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- merrillville — a town in NE Indiana.
- metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
- meter-candle — lux. Abbreviation: mc.
- mib variable — A managed object that is defined in a Management Information Base (MIB). The object is defined by a textual name and a corresponding object identifier, a syntax, an access mode, a status, and a description of the semantics of the managed object. The MIB Variable contains pertinent management information that is accessible as defined by the access mode.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- milk thistle — flowering plant
- millefeuille — napoleon (def 1).
- miracle mile — an extended area of fashionable or expensive shops, restaurants, etc., usually along an urban or suburban thoroughfare.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- morro castle — a historic fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- musk thistle — a composite plant, Carduus nutans, having heads of nodding, rose-purple flowers, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia.