6-letter words containing l, a, i
- lomami — a river in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo, flowing N to the Congo River. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lomita — a town in SW California.
- lorain — a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorica — Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- louisa — a feminine name
- lucian — a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucida — the brightest star in a constellation.
- lucina — a title or name given to Juno as goddess of childbirth
- lumina — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- luwian — an extinct ancient Anatolian language written in cuneiform.
- luxian — former name of Luzhou.
- lycian — of or relating to Lycia.
- lydian — of or relating to Lydia.
- lysias — c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
- maelid — a mythical apple nymph
- magilp — Alternative form of megilp.
- mailed — of or relating to mail.
- mailer — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- maille — Alternative form of mail.
- mainly — chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- majlis — a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
- malawi — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- maleic — (chemistry) of, or relating to maleic acid or its derivatives.
- malian — an inhabitant or native of Mali
- malice — desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maliki — one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Malik ibn Anas (c715–795).
- maline — Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malism — The belief that the world is evil.
- malkin — an untidy woman; slattern.
- mallei — Plural form of malleus.
- mallia — a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- maloti — plural of loti.
- malvin — (biochemistry) An anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
- mandil — A loose outer coat or jacket worn by men in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- manila — an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- manzil — (Islam) Any of the seven partitions of the Qur'an, which can be read in an entire day.
- mariel — a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- marlin — any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- maskil — an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.
- maslin — a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- matily — in a matey manner
- maulvi — (in India) an expert in Islamic law: used especially as a term of respectful address among Muslims.
- mawlid — a Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of Muhammad, occurring on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiʿ al-awwal, and characterized especially by the recitation of panegyrical poems honoring Muhammad.
- mazily — full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.
- mealie — Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- medial — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- melian — a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: statue, Venus de Milo, found here 1820. 51 sq. mi. (132 sq. km).
- menial — lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
- mesail — a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.