9-letter words containing l, b, e, a
- lake biel — a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lambaréné — a town in W Gabon on the Ogooué River: site of the hospital built by Albert Schweitzer, who died and was buried there (1965). Pop: 9000 (2003 est)
- lambasted — to beat or whip severely.
- lambastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lambaste.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambently — In a lambent manner, brightly.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lamebrain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- laminable — capable of being laminated.
- laterborn — born later
- lauenburg — a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.
- laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- layerable — one of several items of clothing worn one on top of the other.
- lazybones — a lazy person.
- leachable — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leadbelly — Huddie [huhd-ee] /ˈhʌd i/ (Show IPA), ("Leadbelly") 1885?–1949, U.S. folk singer.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- lean-burn — (esp of an internal-combustion engine) designed to use a lean mixture of fuel and air in order to reduce petrol consumption and exhaust emissions
- learnable — to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
- leaseback — the disposal of a building, land, or other property to a buyer under special arrangements for simultaneously leasing it on a long-term basis to the original seller, usually with an option to renew the lease.
- leeboards — Plural form of leeboard.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- left bank — a part of Paris, France, on the S bank of the Seine: frequented by artists, writers, and students.
- leg break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- leg-break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- leninabad — former (1936–91) name of Khodzhent.
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- levigable — capable of being levigated or ground into a fine powder
- libellant — a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- liberalia — an ancient Roman festival held annually in honor of Liber and Libera.
- liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- liberates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liberate.
- liberator — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- librairie — a bookshop
- libraries — Plural form of library.
- lie about — sth: remain unused
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lima bean — a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
- limitable — Able to be limited.
- litigable — subject to litigation; actionable by a lawsuit.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- loanblend — a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- lobulated — consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.
- locatable — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- lodgeable — Capable of being lodged.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- lowballed — Simple past tense and past participle of lowball.