9-letter words containing a, m, e, l, o
- immovable — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- laborsome — Alternative form of laboursome.
- lamellose — lamellate
- lamoureux — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1834–99, French violinist and conductor.
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- lawnmower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- 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.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- long game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance. Compare short game (def 1).
- long ream — 500 sheets of paper
- lorazepam — a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- love game — a game in which one's opponent fails to win a point.
- lovemaker — Someone who makes love.
- macdowell — Edward Alexander, 1861–1908, U.S. composer and pianist.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- magalogue — a combination of a magazine and a catalogue
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- mailorder — Ordered to be delivered to one's home.
- mailwomen — Plural form of mailwoman.
- make bold — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- male alto — countertenor.
- malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- malleolar — pertaining to a malleolus.
- malleolus — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.