9-letter words containing i, l, e, o
- lifeworld — All the immediate experiences, activities, and contacts that make up the world of an individual or corporate life.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
- lineation — an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- linenfold — an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
- lineolate — marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- lino tile — a tile made of linoleum or a similar substance, used as a floor covering
- linoleate — Any salt or ester of linoleic acid.
- linolenic — Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its derivatives.
- linoleoyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from linoleic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- lionesses — Plural form of lioness.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- liouville — Joseph [zhaw-zef;; English joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ʒɔˈzɛf;; English ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1809–82, French mathematician.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lipopexia — the storage of fat in the body.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- liquorice — licorice.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- literator — littérateur.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- littleton — Sir Thomas, c1407–1481, English jurist and author.
- live down — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- liver-rot — a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
- livermore — a city in W California.
- liverpool — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- liverwort — any mosslike plant of the class Hepaticae, growing chiefly on damp ground, rocks, or on tree trunks and helping the decay of logs and the disintegration of rocks.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- load line — Also called Plimsoll line. any of various lines marked on the sides of a cargo vessel to indicate the depth to which a vessel may be immersed under certain conditions. Compare freeboard (def 1a).
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- localised — localisation
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- localizer — (computing) A person who localizes.
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- locatelli — Pietro [pee-ey-troh;; Italian pye-traw] /piˈeɪ troʊ;; Italian ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.