10-letter words containing e, l, a, m
- lacemakers — Plural form of lacemaker.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lactometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.
- lag b'omer — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba's students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lake frome — a shallow salt lake in NE South Australia: intermittently filled with water. Length: 100 km (60 miles). Width: 48 km (30 miles)
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lake mälar — a lake in S Sweden, extending 121 km (75 miles) west from Stockholm, where it joins with an inlet of the Baltic Sea (the Saltsjön). Area: 1140 sq km (440 sq miles)
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- lamaseries — Plural form of lamasery.
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lame-brain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamebrains — Plural form of lamebrain.
- lamellated — Lamellate.
- lamentable — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- lamentably — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- lamestream — noting or relating to traditional print and broadcast media, when regarded as lacking the fairness, creativity, etc., of independent online news sources.
- laminarize — to make or design (a surface on an aircraft, or the flow over such a surface) so that it will be laminar
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- lammastide — the season of Lammas.
- lamp shell — a mollusklike marine animal; brachiopod.
- lamp-shade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
- lamper eel — lamprey.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampshades — Plural form of lampshade.
- land-damne — to make life unbearable for someone
- landmarked — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- landmasses — Plural form of landmass.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laser beam — a beam of radiation produced from a laser, used in surgery, communications, weapons systems, printing, recording and various industrial processes.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lattermath — a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already been harvested in the same year
- lattermost — latest; last.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- leaf miner — any of the larvae of any of numerous insects, as moths of the family Gracilariidae, that live in and feed on the parenchyma of leaves.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leatherman — A member of a homosexual male subculture that grew out of male-only motorcycle clubs formed by homosexual veterans returning from World War II, stressing masculinity in contradiction to androgynous and effeminate gay stereotypes, characterized by a fetish for leather gear and wear, a sense of hierarchy, and a fraternal, militaristic code of protocol and behavior, often involving BDSM practices.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- leg warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- leg-warmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.