8-letter words containing l, a, y, t
- interlay — to lay between; interpose.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- kalyptra — a veil worn by women in Greece
- katalyst — catalyst.
- katalyze — catalyze.
- lability — apt or likely to change.
- lanosity — lanate.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- latently — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- latinity — knowledge or use of the Latin language: He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.
- latterly — of late; lately: He has been latterly finding much to keep himself busy.
- lavatory — a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- lay into — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layabout — a lazy or idle person; loafer.
- layettes — Plural form of layette.
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained
- laystall — a place where waste and dung is deposited
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- legality — the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- legatary — a legatee
- lethally — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- libatory — relating to libation
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- lingayat — a member of the Lingayata cult.
- literacy — the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- loch tay — a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
- lokayata — a materialistic school of philosophers in India that opposed Hinduism by regarding only matter as real, sense data as the only source of knowledge, and the gratification of the appetites as the only good.
- loyalest — Superlative form of loyal.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- lunately — in a lunate or crescent form
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- martyrly — Like a martyr; martyrish.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- maturely — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- mentally — in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- mesylate — (organic chemistry) methanesulfonate.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- molality — the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.