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9-letter words containing d, i, e, l

  • landlines — Plural form of landline.
  • landmines — Plural form of landmine.
  • landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself
  • landslide — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
  • langwidge — Eye dialect of language.
  • laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
  • lapidated — to pelt with stones.
  • lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
  • larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
  • larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
  • laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
  • lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
  • latinized — (nonstandard) Incorrect capitalisation of Latinize. Simple past tense and past participle of latinize.
  • latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
  • laudative — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • laundries — Plural form of laundry.
  • lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • lead line — a line by which a lead is lowered into the water to take soundings: in deep-sea practice, divided into levels one fathom apart, variously treated as marks and deeps.
  • lead pipe — a pipe made of lead
  • 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.
  • leadville — a town in central Colorado: historic mining boom town.
  • leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
  • 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).
  • leftfield — From out of left field; off-the-wall.
  • legal aid — free legal service to persons unable to pay for a lawyer.
  • legalised — to make legal; authorize.
  • legalized — Simple past tense and past participle of legalize.
  • legendist — a person who writes or compiles legends.
  • legendize — to make a legend of: Devoted followers legendized his honesty.
  • leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
  • leninabad — former (1936–91) name of Khodzhent.
  • leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
  • leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
  • leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
  • let drive — to hit or aim
  • let slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
  • leukemoid — resembling leukaemia
  • levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
  • levitated — Simple past tense and past participle of levitate.
  • liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
  • liar dice — a gambling game in which the throw of five dice by each player is concealed from the opponent and bluffing is permitted
  • liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
  • libeskind — Daniel. born 1946, US architect, born in Poland. Based in Berlin, he designed the Jewish Museum there (1999), the Imperial War Museum in Manchester (2000), and the "Freedom Tower" that will replace the World Trade Center in New York
  • lichfield — a town in SE Staffordshire, in central England, N of Birmingham: birthplace of Samuel Johnson.
  • lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
  • lie doggo — Informal. in concealment; out of sight.
  • lifeblood — the blood, considered as essential to maintain life: to spill one's lifeblood in war.
  • lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
  • lifeworld — All the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.
  • lightened — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
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