7-letter words containing l, a, i
- logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- loiasis — infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- loraine — a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- lorinda — a feminine name
- lorrain — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- lothair — ("the Saxon") c1070–1137, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of the Germans 1125–37.
- lothian — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- louvain — a city in central Belgium.
- lucania — an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- lucinda — a female given name, form of Lucy.
- lugsail — a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
- luminal — (biology) of or pertaining to the lumen.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lusatia — a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- lutetia — Paris2
- lygaeid — Also called lygaeid bug, lygus bug [lahy-guh s] /ˈlaɪ gəs/ (Show IPA). any of numerous, often brightly marked bugs of the family Lygaeidae, which feed on the juices of plants in both the larval and adult stages and are important pests of cultivated crops and some fruit trees.
- lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- maclisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp developed at MIT AI Lab in 1966, known for its efficiency and programming facilities. MacLisp was later used by Project MAC, Mathlab and Macsyma. It ran on the PDP-10. It introduced the LEXPR (a function with variable arity), macros, arrays, and CATCH/THROW. MacLisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other being Interlisp). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort to combine the best features of both.
- madling — A mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly.
- mafflin — a simpleton or a half-witted person
- magfilm — a thin layer or coating: a film of grease on a plate.
- magical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- magilph — Alternative form of megilp.
- mahalia — a female given name, form of Mahala.
- mail-in — conducted or responding by mail: a mail-in referendum.
- mailbag — a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- mailbox — a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.
- mailers — Plural form of mailer.
- mailing — flexible armor of interlinked rings.
- maillol — Aristide [a-rees-teed] /a risˈtid/ (Show IPA), 1861–1944, French sculptor.
- maillot — a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- mailman — a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- mailmen — Plural form of mailman.
- mailout — An informational or promotional document sent by post.
- mailvan — a vehicle used to transport mail
- mainbol — (language) MAcro ImplementatioN of SNOBOL4.
- malachi — a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- malacia — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- malaise — a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- malaria — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
- malices — 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.
- malicho — mischief or wrongdoing
- maligns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malign.
- malinda — a female given name.
- malines — French name of Mechlin.
- malinke — a member of an agricultural people living in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast.
- malison — a curse.
- malkins — Plural form of malkin.
- malling — the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region: the malling of America.