6-letter words containing a, t, l
- inlaut — medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- instal — to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- intail — Archaic form of entail.
- italia — Italian name of Italy.
- italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
- italo- — indicating Italy or Italian
- jetlag — Alternative spelling of jet lag.
- kgotla — Any of several types of public meetings in a Botswana village, especially involving a gathering of tribal elders; also the place where such a meeting is held.
- khelat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- khilat — (in India and the Middle East) a ceremonial robe or other gift given to someone by a superior as a mark of honour
- klatch — a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
- kotwal — an Indian police officer.
- labent — Sliding; gliding.
- labret — an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- lacert — (obsolete) A fleshy muscle of the human body.
- lactam — any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- lactic — of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lactin — (obsolete) lactose.
- lacto- — indicating milk
- lakota — the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- lament — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lamest — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- lamont — a male given name.
- lanate — woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lancet — a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lansat — langsat.
- laotzu — 6th cent. b.c.; Chin. philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism
- lapith — a member of a people in Thessaly who at the wedding of their king, Pirithoüs, fought the drunken centaurs
- lappet — a small lap, flap, or loosely hanging part, especially of a garment or headdress.
- laptop — portable computer
- laputa — an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- lariat — a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lasket — (nautical) latching.
- lasted — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- laster — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
- lastex — a type of yarn which is wound around with rayon, nylon, silk or cotton threads
- lastly — in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
- lastol — A form of polyolefin where the olefin units are cross-linked synthetic polymers with low but significant crystallinity, composed of at least 95% by mass of ethylene and at least one other olefin unit, and where the fibre is substantially elastic and heat-resistant.
- lateen — pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
- latent — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- laters — (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
- latest — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lathen — made of lath or laths
- lather — a worker who puts up laths.
- lathes — Plural form of lathe.
- lathis — Plural form of lathi.
- latigo — a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- latina — of or relating to females of Latin-American descent: My mother is Latina. She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.