9-letter words containing a, r, t, l
- light air — a wind of 1–3 miles per hour (0.5–1.3 m/sec).
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- 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.
- litigator — a courtroom lawyer.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- littorals — Plural form of littoral.
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- lothair i — a.d. 795?–855, king of Germany 840–843; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 840–855 (son of Louis I).
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- 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.
- lunarnaut — an astronaut who travels or has travelled to the moon
- lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
- lustrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lustrate.
- lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- magistral — Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal (def 1).
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malaxator — a machine for kneading or grinding
- maltreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maltreat.
- maltsters — Plural form of maltster.
- marialite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- marielito — a refugee from Cuba who came to the U.S. in 1980 as part of a mass migration that sailed from Mariel, Cuba.
- maritally — In a marital manner.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- martially — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- martingal — Alternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse).
- masterful — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- materials — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiels — Plural form of materiel.