9-letter words containing a, l
- leastways — at least; at any rate; leastwise.
- leastwise — at least; at any rate.
- leathered — Simple past tense and past participle of leather.
- leave off — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leave out — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leaveless — (obsolete) leafless.
- leavening — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- lectorate — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lee gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- leewardly — (of a ship) tending to fall to leeward
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left bank — a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- left half — a defensive player who plays midfield, on the left side of the pitch
- left-face — a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.
- left-hand — on or to the left: a left-hand turn at the intersection.
- left-laid — noting a rope, strand, etc., laid in a left-handed, or counterclockwise, direction as one looks away along it (opposed to right-laid).
- leftenant — Archaic form of lieutenant.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- leg break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- leg-break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- legal age — the age at which a person acquires full legal rights and responsibilities, such as the right to make contracts and deeds.
- legal aid — free legal service to persons unable to pay for a lawyer.
- legal cap — ruled writing paper in tablet form, measuring approximately 8½ × 13 to 14 inches (22 × 33 to 36 cm).
- legal pad — a ruled writing tablet, usually yellow and measuring 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).
- legalised — to make legal; authorize.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalized — Simple past tense and past participle of legalize.
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legalize.
- legalness — The state of being legal, the property of being within the law.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- legislate — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- legwarmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- lehrjahre — an apprenticeship
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- 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.
- lemuralia — the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- leninabad — former (1936–91) name of Khodzhent.
- leninakan — a city in NW Armenia.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)