9-letter words containing l, i, t, u, r
- flauntier — Comparative form of flaunty.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- foliature — a cluster of leaves; foliage.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- frugalist — A person who acts frugally.
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- fruit fly — any of numerous small dipterous insects of the family Tephritidae, the larvae of which feed on the fruit of various plants.
- fruitfull — Archaic form of fruitful.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- fulgurite — a tubelike formation in sand or rock, caused by lightning.
- fullerite — a crystalline form of a fullerene
- furtively — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- garrulity — the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity.
- gauleiter — the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gruntling — A young hog or pig.
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- inculture — (obsolete) Lack or neglect of cultivation or culture.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- interclub — a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- interlude — an intervening episode, period, space, etc.
- intraclub — Within a club.
- intraural — Alternate form of intra-aural.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- ligustrum — any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- literatus — singular of literati.
- litterbug — a person who litters public places with items of refuse: Litterbugs had thrown beer cans on the picnic grounds.
- liturgics — the science or art of conducting public worship.
- liturgies — Plural form of liturgy.
- liturgist — an authority on liturgies.
- louvertie — a female given name.
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- 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).
- lubricity — oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
- 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.
- lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
- lustrious — Fantastic; amazing; splendid.
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.