9-letter words containing e, a, r, l, o
- lanzarote — the most easterly of the Canary Islands; mountainous, with a volcanic landscape; tourism, fishing. Pop: 109 942 (2002 est). Area: 795 sq km (307 sq miles)
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- larghetto — a larghetto movement.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- laterborn — born later
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- lawnmower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazaretto — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leaf roll — a viral disease of plants, especially potatoes, characterized by upward rolling of the leaflets, chlorosis, stunting, and necrosis of the phloem.
- leakproof — designed to prevent leaking: a leakproof bottle.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- lease rod — a rod or bar between the whip roll and the harness on a loom for keeping the warp in place.
- lectorate — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- leotarded — Clad in a leotard.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- liberator — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- literator — littérateur.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- localizer — (computing) A person who localizes.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- lodestars — Plural form of lodestar.
- logorrhea — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- long ream — 500 sheets of paper
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- loo paper — toilet paper
- lop-eared — having ears that droop or hang down.
- lorazepam — a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovecraft — H(oward) P(hillips) 1890–1937, U.S. horror-story writer.
- lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- lovemaker — Someone who makes love.
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- low-grade — of an inferior quality, worth, value, etc.: The mine yields low-grade silver ore.
- lower jaw — the mandible or lower part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates the lower jaw is fused to the cranium and the upper jaw
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- madrileno — a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.