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.