6-letter words containing a, t, o, l
- halton — a unitary authority in NW England, in N Cheshire. Pop: 118 400 (2003 est). Area: 75 sq km (29 sq miles)
- harlot — a prostitute; whore.
- italo- — indicating Italy or Italian
- 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.
- kotwal — an Indian police officer.
- lacto- — indicating milk
- lakota — the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- lamont — a male given name.
- laotzu — 6th cent. b.c.; Chin. philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism
- laptop — portable computer
- 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.
- latigo — a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- latino — of or relating to people of Latin-American descent: Latino business owners; Latino audiences; the Latino community; Latino immigrants.
- lation — (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- latona — the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- latron — a bandit
- lawton — a city in SW Oklahoma.
- lay to — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- layton — a town in N Utah.
- leanto — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- legato — In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- loathe — to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
- loathy — (archaic) Loathsome.
- lobate — having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- locant — (organic chemistry) That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group e.g. the 2 in hexan-2-one.
- locate — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- loggat — a small piece of wood
- lolcat — (on the Internet) an image of a cat accompanied by misspelled or grammatically incorrect text that humorously represents the cat's imagined thoughts or comments on what the image is depicting.
- lolita — Language for the On-Line Investigation and Transformation of Abstractions
- lomita — a town in SW California.
- loquat — a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- lorate — strap-shaped
- maloti — plural of loti.
- maltol — a crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 3 , obtained from larch bark, pine needles, chicory, or roasted malt, used for enhancing flavors and aromas, as in foods, wines, and perfumes.
- mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- obital — documenting or remembering the date on which a person died
- oblast — (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
- olathe — a city in E Kansas.
- oleate — Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- olfact — to detect the smell of (something)
- osteal — osseous.
- ostial — relating to an ostium
- outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- outlay — an expending or spending, as of money.
- oxtail — the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
- pathol — pathological
- patrol — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.