6-letter words containing l, a, u
- jambul — An evergreen tropical tree, Syzygium cumini.
- jarful — the amount that a jar can hold.
- julian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Julius Caesar.
- kailua — a city on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.
- kalium — (obsolete) Potassium.
- kaluga — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Moscow.
- khulna — a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- kulaks — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- labium — a lip or liplike part.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labrum — a lip or liplike part.
- labuan — an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- lacmus — (archaic) Litmus.
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacune — a gap or space
- laddus — Plural form of laddu.
- laguna — a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).
- lamium — any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- landus — Lando.
- langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- langur — any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- laotzu — 6th cent. b.c.; Chin. philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism
- lap up — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- lapful — as much as the lap can hold.
- lapsus — a slip of the tongue.
- laputa — an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- laquey — (networking) [LaQuey, T. (with J. Ryer), "The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking", Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1992]
- larrup — to beat or thrash.
- lasdun — Sir Denys. 1914–2001, British architect. He is best known for the University of East Anglia (1968) and the National Theatre in London (1976)
- lashup — a hastily made or arranged device, organization, etc.
- lasque — a thin, flat-cut diamond, often of irregular shape
- lassus — Roland de [roh-luh nd;; Flemish raw-lahnt] /ˈroʊ lənd;; Flemish ˈrɔ lɑnt/ (Show IPA), (Orlando di Lasso) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- latium — a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- latour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- lauded — to praise; extol.
- lauder — Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- laughs — Plural form of laugh.
- laught — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of laugh.
- laughy — tending to laugh a lot or to make people laugh a lot
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- lauren — a female given name.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- laurie — a female given name, form of Laura.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.