9-letter words containing a, d, l, e, s
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- landlines — Plural form of landline.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself
- landslide — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lardasses — Plural form of lardass.
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- lavenders — Plural form of lavender.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- lease rod — a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place.
- leasehold — property acquired under a lease.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- legalised — to make legal; authorize.
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
- loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- localised — localisation
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- lustihead — lustiness
- lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- malanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- marshaled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- medalists — Plural form of medalist.
- medallist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medievals — Plural form of medieval.