6-letter words containing l, a, i
- lanier — Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lao zi — ?604–?531 bc, Chinese philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism and the author of the Tao-te Ching
- laogai — the system of forced-labor camps, prisons, etc., in China.
- lapith — a member of a people in Thessaly who at the wedding of their king, Pirithoüs, fought the drunken centaurs
- lappie — a rag or cloth
- lariam — a brand of mefloquine, used in the treatment and prevention of malaria
- lariat — a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- larine — characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larisa — a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- larkin — Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- larnin — Present participle of larn.
- laroid — belonging or relating to gulls or specifically the Larus genus of the gull family
- lashio — a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- lasing — the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- lassie — a young girl; lass.
- lathis — Plural form of lathi.
- latigo — a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- latina — of or relating to females of Latin-American descent: My mother is Latina. She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.
- latino — of or relating to people of Latin-American descent: Latino business owners; Latino audiences; the Latino community; Latino immigrants.
- lation — (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- latish — somewhat or rather late.
- latium — a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- lative — (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
- latria — the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latvia — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- laurie — a female given name, form of Laura.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
- laving — to wash; bathe.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lawing — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- laxism — (in Roman Catholic theology) the doctrine that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- laxist — (in Roman Catholic theology) a casuist who believes that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- lay in — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laying — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazied — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazier — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazies — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazily — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazing — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lazuli — lapis lazuli.
- leavis — F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- leguia — Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- leipoa — mallee fowl.
- leiria — a city in central Portugal: site of the first printing press in Portugal (1466). Pop: 119 870 (2001)
- lerida — a city in NE Spain.
- lexica — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- li-sao — a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- liable — legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.