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9-letter words containing e, r, o, n

  • knee drop — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his or her opponent and drops him or her onto his or her bent knee
  • kneeboard — a short board for surfing or water-skiing in a kneeling position.
  • knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
  • knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knurl toe — French foot (def 1).
  • kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
  • komintern — Third International.
  • konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
  • koshering — Present participle of kosher.
  • kronecker — Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, German mathematician.
  • lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
  • lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
  • lanceolar — (botany) lanceolate.
  • landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
  • landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
  • landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
  • lanterloo — A meaningless chant or refrain.
  • 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.
  • laterborn — born later
  • 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.
  • lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
  • legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
  • leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
  • lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
  • lentiform — lenticular.
  • leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
  • lermontov — Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
  • licensors — Plural form of licensor.
  • line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
  • linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
  • lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
  • lohengrin — the son of Parzival, and a knight of the Holy Grail.
  • loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
  • lone pair — shoes, eyes
  • long ream — 500 sheets of paper
  • long-term — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
  • longbeard — bellarmine.
  • longerons — Plural form of longeron.
  • longliner — a commercial fishing vessel that uses a longline.
  • longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
  • longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
  • longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
  • looker-on — a person who looks on; onlooker; witness; spectator.
  • lorgnette — a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
  • lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
  • lumberton — a city in S North Carolina.
  • madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
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