10-letter words containing a, d, u, l
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- lev landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- liquid air — a pale blue, intensely cold liquid, obtained by the compression and cooling of air: used as a source of oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases, and as a refrigerant.
- liquidated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidate.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- liquidator — a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
- lotus land — the land of the lotus-eaters, or any fabulous, dreamlike setting
- loud pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lughnasadh — an ancient Celtic festival held on Aug 1. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- lunkheaded — Seeming to have a lunk for a head; obtuse.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- malentendu — misunderstood; misapprehended.
- malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
- mandibular — pertaining to or of the nature of a mandible.
- manducable — chewable or edible
- maudlinism — A maudlin condition.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- medullated — myelinated.
- modula-3pi — Machine-independent intermediate language for compilation of Modula-3*. "Modula-3pi Language Definition", E.A. Heinz, TR, U Karlsruhe 1993.
- modularise — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- modularize — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modulating — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- modulation — the act of modulating.
- modulators — Plural form of modulator.
- modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- mouldboard — A curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow.
- muddlehead — a stupid person; blunderer.
- muleheaded — stubborn; intractable.
- multiarmed — having multiple arms
- multifaced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
- multigrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- multimedia — the combined use of several media, as sound and full-motion video in computer applications.
- multimodal — having more than one mode.
- multinodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass