9-letter words containing a, e, n, o, l
- lanterloo — A meaningless chant or refrain.
- lanzarote — the most easterly of the Canary Islands; mountainous, with a volcanic landscape; tourism, fishing. Pop: 109 942 (2002 est). Area: 795 sq km (307 sq miles)
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laterborn — born later
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- lawnmower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazybones — a lazy person.
- lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lemon law — a law that requires manufacturers to replace, repair, or refund the cost of automobiles that prove to be defective.
- lemon tea — a hot drink that contains lemon juice or tastes of lemon
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- let alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lineation — an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- lineolate — marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- linoleate — Any salt or ester of linoleic acid.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loanblend — a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- lone hand — Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- long game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance. Compare short game (def 1).
- long ream — 500 sheets of paper
- long wave — Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
- longaeval — Alt form longeval.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
- loyalness — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- lyon bean — a vine, Mucuna niveum, of southern Asia and the Philippines, having showy clusters of white flowers and whitish hairy pods, grown widely as a forage crop.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- mailwomen — Plural form of mailwoman.
- mandoline — A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat frame with adjustable cutting blades for slicing vegetables.
- mangalore — a city and port in SW Karnataka state, in SW India.
- mangonels — Plural form of mangonel.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.