9-letter words containing a, s, u, l
- holocaust — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
- hourglass — an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- husbandly — Having the characteristics of a husband; marital.
- hydraulus — a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
- ill-usage — unfair, unkind, or cruel treatment; abuse
- immusical — (archaic) inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulated — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insulate.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- insultant — insulting
- insurable — capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- jalousies — Plural form of jalousie.
- jealously — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- jerusalem — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- jubilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jubilate.
- karlsruhe — a city in SW Germany: capital of the former state of Baden.
- keelhauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keelhaul.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- laborious — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labourers — Plural form of labourer.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- laburnums — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- ladislaus — Saint, c1040–95, king of Hungary 1077–95.
- laevulose — (carbohydrate) alternative spelling of levulose (fructose).
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- langrenus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 85 miles (135 km) in diameter.
- languages — Plural form of language.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.