7-letter words containing l, a, i
- lagging — one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like.
- lagting — the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- laibach — German name of Ljubljana.
- laicism — the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- laicity — The principles, status, or influence of the laity.
- laicize — to remove the clerical character or nature of; secularize: to laicize a school; to laicize the office of headmaster.
- laid up — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lairage — A place where cattle or sheep may be rested on the way to market or slaughter.
- lairdly — belonging or relating to a laird or lairds
- lairing — Present participle of lair.
- lairize — to show off or act like a lair
- lakshmi — the Hindu goddess of fortune.
- lalique — René Jules [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rə neɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1945, French jewelry and glassware designer.
- lalling — to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- lamaism — the Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia, a Mahayana form including non-Buddhist Indian elements as well as elements of the preexisting Bön shamanism.
- lamaist — One who believes in lamaism.
- lambing — a young sheep.
- lambkin — a little lamb.
- lamerie — Paul de. 1688–1751, English silversmith of French Huguenot descent, noted for his lavish rococo designs
- lamiger — a disabled person
- laminae — a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- laminal — laminar.
- laminar — composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- laminin — a glycoprotein in animal tissue that is important in binding together the molecules which form the extracellular matrix
- lamming — Present participle of lam.
- lamping — a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning.
- lampion — a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- lamplit — Illuminated by a lamp or lamps.
- lampuki — a large marine fish, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis
- lancier — Synonym of lancer.
- lancing — a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- landini — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- langiel — an Aboriginal war club or bludgeon.
- languid — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- laniard — Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
- laniary — (of teeth) adapted for tearing.
- lanikai — a town adjoining Kailua, on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.
- lanital — a fibre made from milk protein, formerly used to make a type of soft synthetic wool
- lankier — Comparative form of lanky.
- lankily — In a lanky manner; in the manner of a lanky person.
- lanolin — a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- lansing — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- lanting — Present participle of lant.
- laodice — (in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- laotian — a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- lapilli — a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
- lapping — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- lappish — Lapp (def 2).
- lapsing — Present participle of lapse.