10-letter words containing l, a, n, r
- karlskrona — a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)
- kernmantel — denoting a type of mountaineering rope
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lamarckian — of or relating to Jean de Lamarck or his theory of organic evolution.
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lame-brain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamebrains — Plural form of lamebrain.
- laminarian — belonging or relating to the laminaria or to the zone where they grow, which is between two and ten fathoms deep
- laminarins — Plural form of laminarin.
- laminarize — to make or design (a surface on an aircraft, or the flow over such a surface) so that it will be laminar
- laminboard — A compound wood board consisting of thin strips of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of higher quality than blockboard.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lance rest — a support for a couched lance, fixed to the breastplate of a suit of armor.
- land force — an armed force serving on land
- land grant — a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.
- land power — a nation having an important and powerful army.
- land rover — a four-wheel drive vehicle
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- landholder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- landlubber — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- landmarked — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- landowners — Plural form of landowner.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanosterol — a sterol, C 30 H 50 O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and is a component of lanolin.
- lanternfly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lanternist — someone who operates a magic lantern
- lap dancer — a scantily dressed woman who dances erotically for individual members of the audience
- lapidarian — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.