9-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- laicizing — Present participle of laicize.
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- lanceolar — (botany) lanceolate.
- lancewood — the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- lancinate — to stab or pierce.
- land crab — any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- lantastic — (networking, product) A trademarked name for numerous products of Artisoft, Inc..
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- laplacian — the operator ∂2/∂x2 + ∂2/∂y2 + ∂2/∂z2,
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- larvacean — Any of various solitary, free-swimming tunicates of the class Larvacea.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latescent — becoming latent
- latitancy — The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
- latrociny — banditry
- latticing — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- launching — Present participle of launch.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- laurencin — Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- lictorian — of or relating to a lictor
- 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.
- limerance — Alternative form of limerence.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- line call — the judgment of the umpire or linesman as to whether the ball has landed in or out of court
- locations — Plural form of location.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- log cabin — house made of trimmed tree trunks
- logicians — Plural form of logician.
- long card — a card remaining in a hand after all the opponents' cards in that particular suit have been drawn.
- long clam — soft-shell clam.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- lucullian — (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
- luminance — brightness
- lunatical — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.