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9-letter words containing d, s, a

  • landowska — Wanda [won-duh;; Polish vahn-dah] /ˈwɒn də;; Polish ˈvɑn dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.
  • landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
  • landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
  • 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.
  • landslips — Plural form of landslip.
  • landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
  • landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
  • landwards — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
  • lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
  • lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
  • lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
  • lardasses — Plural form of lardass.
  • 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.
  • last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
  • latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
  • laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
  • laundries — Plural form of laundry.
  • lavenders — Plural form of lavender.
  • law lords — (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
  • lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
  • leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
  • leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
  • leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
  • leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
  • lease rod — a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place.
  • leasehold — property acquired under a lease.
  • leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
  • leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
  • legalised — to make legal; authorize.
  • lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
  • lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
  • lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
  • liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
  • lindalisp — Linda for Lisp.
  • linksland — land used or suitable for use as golf links
  • loadspace — the area in a motor vehicle where a load can be carried
  • loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
  • loanwords — Plural form of loanword.
  • localised — localisation
  • lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
  • lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
  • loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
  • lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
  • lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
  • lustihead — lustiness
  • lustrated — Simple past tense and past participle of lustrate.
  • macropods — Plural form of macropod.
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