9-letter words containing l, a, m, e, s
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- last name — surname (def 1).
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
- maculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maculate.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- majuscule — (of letters) capital.
- make sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- malamutes — Plural form of malamute.
- malanders — a dry, scabby or scurfy eruption or scratch behind the knee in a horse's foreleg.
- malatesta — an Italian family that ruled Rimini from the 13th to the 16th century
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malleolus — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- maltreats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maltreat.
- maltsters — Plural form of maltster.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.
- malware's — software intended to damage a computer, mobile device, computer system, or computer network, or to take partial control over its operation: tips on finding and removing viruses, spyware, and other malware.
- mamelukes — Plural form of mameluke.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- mangonels — Plural form of mangonel.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manizales — a city in W Colombia.
- manliness — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- manslayer — a person who kills another human being.
- mantelets — Plural form of mantelet.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- marcellus — (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib"the Lion of God") a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- marseille — a seaport in and the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône department, in SE France.