9-letter words containing l, i, m, t
- inclimate — Misspelling of inclement.
- intermale — occurring between males
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- italicism — Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- joliotium — (chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for dubnium.
- jolliment — merriment; jollity
- kill time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kill-time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- 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.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
- leitmotif — a motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea.
- leitmotiv — Alternative form of leitmotif.
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- lemnitzer — Lyman Louis [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. army officer; chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960–63; supreme allied commander NATO 1963–69.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- lift pump — a pump in which a liquid is lifted rather than forced up from below.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- ligustrum — any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.
- lime tree — a linden or basswood.
- lime twig — a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- 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.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- limit man — (in a handicap sport or game) the competitor with the maximum handicap
- limitable — Able to be limited.
- limitedly — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- limpidity — clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
- line item — the distinct title of an entry or account as it appears on a separate line in a bookkeeping ledger or a fiscal budget.