9-letter words containing a, t, i, l
- lariating — Present participle of lariat.
- larvikite — a blue-grey syenite that contains feldspar crystals, often used as an ornamental facing on the walls of buildings
- lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- laterites — Plural form of laterite.
- lateritic — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- laticifer — a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- laticlave — (in ancient Rome) a broad purple stripe on the tunic of a Roman senator or high-ranking official, denoting their high social position
- latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
- latinized — (nonstandard) Incorrect capitalisation of Latinize. Simple past tense and past participle of latinize.
- latitancy — The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- latosolic — belonging or relating to a latosol
- latration — an instance of barking
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- latrociny — banditry
- latticing — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- laudative — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- laxatives — Plural form of laxative.
- lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazy list — A list which is built using a non-strict constructor. Any head or tail of the list may be an unevaluated closure. Also known as streams since they may be used to carry a sequence of values from the output of one function to an input of another. See also Lazy evaluation.
- lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- leastwise — at least; at any rate.
- 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).
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legislate — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- levantine — of or relating to the Levant.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- levitated — Simple past tense and past participle of levitate.
- levitical — of or relating to the Levites.
- li tai po — Li Po.
- liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- libellant — a person who libels, or institutes suit.