9-letter words containing a, l, e, t
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lineation — an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- lineolate — marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- linoleate — Any salt or ester of linoleic acid.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- lirellate — of, relating to, or resembling a lirella.
- literally — in the literal or strict sense: She failed to grasp the metaphor and interpreted the poem literally. What does the word mean literally?
- literates — Plural form of literate.
- literatim — word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
- literator — littérateur.
- literatus — singular of literati.
- litigable — subject to litigation; actionable by a lawsuit.
- litigated — Simple past tense and past participle of litigate.
- litigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of litigate.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- live data — 1. Data that is written to be interpreted and takes over program flow when triggered by some un-obvious operation, such as viewing it. One use of such hacks is to break security. For example, some smart terminals have commands that allow one to download strings to program keys; this can be used to write live data that, when listed to the terminal, infects it with a security-breaking virus that is triggered the next time a hapless user strikes that key. For another, there are some well-known bugs in vi that allow certain texts to send arbitrary commands back to the machine when they are simply viewed. 2. In C, data that includes pointers to functions (executable code). 3. An object, such as a trampoline, that is constructed on the fly by a program and intended to be executed as code. 4. Actual real-world data, as opposed to "test data". For example, "I think I have the record deletion module finished." "Have you tried it out on live data?" This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is more fragile and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more appropriate response to the above claim might be: "Well, make sure it works perfectly before we throw live data at it." The implication here is that record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deletion module running amok on live data would probably cause great harm.
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- lixiviate — to treat with a solvent; leach.
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lobulated — consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.
- locatable — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- locatelli — Pietro [pee-ey-troh;; Italian pye-traw] /piˈeɪ troʊ;; Italian ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- locellate — split into secondary cells
- lock gate — one of the two gates of a lock
- loculated — Locular.
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- love seat — a small upholstered sofa for two people
- love-hate — characterized simultaneously by feelings of love and hate
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- loveseats — Plural form of loveseat.
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucubrate — to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
- luftwaffe — air force.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lustihead — lustiness
- lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
- lustrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lustrate.
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.