9-letter words containing a, l
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacquered — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lacquerer — One who lacquers.
- lacrimary — of or relating to tears or the lacrimal glands
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lactarian — lactovegetarian (def 1).
- lactating — to produce milk.
- lactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- lactivist — a person, esp a woman, who advocates strongly the breast-feeding of children, and is opposed to bottle-feeding
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- lactylate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a lactylic acid.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- ladderman — a firefighter who is a member of a hook-and-ladder company.
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- ladislaus — Saint, c1040–95, king of Hungary 1077–95.
- ladle out — If you ladle out something such as money, information, or advice, you give it freely and in large quantities.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- lady luck — the personification of luck as a lady bringing good or bad fortune: Lady Luck was against us and we lost the game.
- lady muck — an ordinary woman behaving or being treated as if she were aristocratic
- lady palm — any of several palms of the genus Rhapis, native to southeastern Asia and cultivated as houseplants.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- ladyloves — Plural form of ladylove.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- laevulose — (carbohydrate) alternative spelling of levulose (fructose).
- lafayette — Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier [ma-ree zhaw-zef pawl eev rawk zheel-ber dy maw-tyey] /maˈri ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilˈbɛr dü mɔˈtyeɪ/ (Show IPA), Marquis de. Also, La Fayette. 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830.
- lag screw — type of threaded bolt
- lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lagerfeld — Karl (Otto). born 1938, German fashion designer working mainly in Paris
- laggardly — in the manner of a laggard.
- laggingly — in a lagging manner
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- laicizing — Present participle of laicize.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- laid deck — a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.
- laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lake biel — a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
- lake erie — Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- lake eyre — a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq km (3700 sq miles)
- lake kivu — a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lake tana — a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq km (1418 sq miles)
- lake-eyre — Lake, a shallow salt lake in S South Australia. 3430 sq. mi. (8885 sq. km).
- lake-like — like a lake
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lakeshore — lakefront.