10-letter words containing l, a, r, y
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- laterality — the use of one hand in preference to the other. Compare handedness.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- latter-day — of a later or following period: latter-day pioneers.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lay reader — a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service.
- lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor.
- layer cake — a cake made in layers, with a cream, jelly, or other filling between them.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- levorotary — Levorotatory.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- leyden jar — a device for storing electric charge, consisting essentially of a glass jar lined inside and outside, for about two-thirds of its height, with tinfoil.
- liberality — the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- like crazy — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- literality — the quality or state of being literal; literalness.
- literarily — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- literately — able to read and write.
- litholatry — the worship of stones
- litterally — Obsolete form of literally.
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logography — printing with logotypes.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- lord mayor — (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.
- lord's day — the, Sunday.
- lordolatry — the veneration or worship of a lord
- lorry load — the amount that can be carried in a lorry
- loya jirga — an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan
- lukewarmly — In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without extremeness.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- lunar year — year (def 4a).
- luxuriancy — Obsolete form of luxuriance.
- luxury tax — a tax on certain goods or services not considered essential and usually relatively high in price.
- lycra lout — an aggressive urban cyclist who disregards the rules of the road
- lymantriid — (zoology) Any of the moth family Lymantriidae.
- lyme grass — type of perennial dune grass