10-letter words containing a, b, o, l
- katabolism — Alternative form of catabolism.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- koulibiaca — A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry.
- labionasal — articulated with the lips and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as m.
- labiovelar — pronounced with simultaneous bilabial and velar articulations, as w.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- laborforce — Alternative form of labor force.
- labour day — a holiday in honor of labor, celebrated on May 1 in Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth, but on the first Monday in September in Canada, on the fourth Monday in October in New Zealand, and with varying dates in the different states of Australia.
- labour law — those areas of law which appertain to the relationship between employers and employees and between employers and trade unions
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- laboursome — (obsolete) Hard-working.
- lag b'omer — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba's students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba.
- lambdoidal — Lambdoid.
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lead block — any block that alters the direction of a rope; fairlead.
- lear board — (on a sloping roof) a board laid next to the gutter to receive the turned-up edge of the metal lining.
- lemon balm — any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- leuco base — a noncolored or slightly colored compound that is produced by reducing a dye and is readily oxidized to regenerate the dye.
- leucoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- leukoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberators — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- linerboard — a type of paperboard used especially for containers, as corrugated boxes.
- loaf bread — commercially baked bread; store-bought bread.
- loan-blend — a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- lobtailing — (of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
- lobulation — consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logophobia — an obsessive fear of words.
- lombrosian — of or relating to the doctrine propounded by the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that criminals are a product of hereditary and atavistic factors and can be classified as a definite abnormal type
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longbowman — an archer who uses a longbow.
- lounge bar — more elegant bar
- lovability — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- love beads — a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, especially in the 1960s.
- lowballing — the practice of offering a customer a deceptively low price
- lower back — lumbar region
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lucubrator — One who lucubrates.
- luluabourg — former name of Kananga.