9-letter words containing l, e, o, m
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- jolliment — merriment; jollity
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- laborsome — Alternative form of laboursome.
- lamellose — lamellate
- lamoureux — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1834–99, French violinist and conductor.
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lampooned — 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.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- lawnmower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leitmotif — a motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea.
- leitmotiv — Alternative form of leitmotif.
- lemon law — a law that requires manufacturers to replace, repair, or refund the cost of automobiles that prove to be defective.
- lemon oil — a fragrant yellow essential oil obtained from the rinds of lemons or manufactured synthetically, used as a flavoring and in perfumery, furniture polishes, etc.
- lemon tea — a hot drink that contains lemon juice or tastes of lemon
- lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lemonwood — a tropical American tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum, of the madder family, having flowers with conspicuous white calyx lobes.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- lermontov — Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
- leucotome — an instrument for dissecting the white matter of the brain, consisting of a cannula containing a slender rotating blade.
- leucotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- leukemoid — resembling leukaemia
- leukotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- life form — the form that is characteristic of a particular organism at maturity.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.