9-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- 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.
- liberties — Plural form of liberty.
- libertine — a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- life raft — a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- lightered — Simple past tense and past participle of lighter.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lime tree — a linden or basswood.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lingereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- lirellate — of, relating to, or resembling a lirella.
- listeners — Plural form of listener.
- listerism — an antiseptic method introduced by Joseph Lister, involving the spraying of the parts under operation with a carbolic acid solution.
- listerize — to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.
- listservs — Plural form of listserv.
- literally — in the literal or strict sense: She failed to grasp the metaphor and interpreted the poem literally. What does the word mean literally?
- literates — Plural form of literate.
- literatim — word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
- literator — littérateur.
- literatus — singular of literati.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- litterbug — a person who litters public places with items of refuse: Litterbugs had thrown beer cans on the picnic grounds.
- littering — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- liturgies — Plural form of liturgy.
- litz wire — a wire used as a conductor of alternating current, composed of a number of insulated strands woven together to reduce skin effect.
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- liver-rot — a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
- liverwort — any mosslike plant of the class Hepaticae, growing chiefly on damp ground, rocks, or on tree trunks and helping the decay of logs and the disintegration of rocks.
- loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
- lorikeets — Plural form of lorikeet.
- lotteries — Plural form of lottery.
- louvertie — a female given name.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- lustering — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lysimeter — an instrument for determining the amount of water-soluble matter in soil.
- marialite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.