10-letter words containing a, l, d, e
- jade plant — a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.
- jadotville — former name of Likasi.
- jet-lagged — Someone who is jet-lagged is suffering from jet lag.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- judiciable — judicable.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- keelhauled — Simple past tense and past participle of keelhaul.
- kurt alder — Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1902–58, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- labialized — pronounced with secondary labial articulation.
- lacedaemon — Sparta.
- lad's love — herb: wormwood
- ladderlike — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- ladies aid — a local organization of women who raise money for their church.
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- lady apple — a small, yellow apple with a red blush, grown as a specialty variety, and used for eating and in commercial canning.
- ladybeetle — ladybug.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- ladykiller — A charming man who is very attractive to women.
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- laid paper — paper with fine parallel and cross lines produced in manufacturing.
- lake garda — a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in the country. Area: 370 sq km (143 sq miles)
- lamellated — Lamellate.
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- lammastide — the season of Lammas.
- lamp-shade — 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.
- lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lampshades — Plural form of lampshade.
- land agent — a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- land rover — a four-wheel drive vehicle
- land's end — a cape in Cornwall that forms the SW tip of England.
- land-damne — to make life unbearable for someone
- landaulets — Plural form of landaulet.
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- landholder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landladies — Plural form of landlady.
- landlocked — shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- landlubber — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- landmarked — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- landmasses — Plural form of landmass.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- landscaped — Simple past tense and past participle of landscape.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- landscapes — Plural form of landscape.
- landslides — Plural form of landslide.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.