9-letter words containing l, i, u
- like fury — violently; furiously
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limber up — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.
- 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.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- line-haul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- linguists — Plural form of linguist.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- liouville — Joseph [zhaw-zef;; English joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ʒɔˈzɛf;; English ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1809–82, French mathematician.
- lippitude — the state of having bleary or sore eyes
- liquation — (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
- liquefied — Alternative spelling of liquified.
- liquefier — A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression).
- liquefies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquefy.
- liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- liquidise — (British) alternative spelling of liquidize.
- liquidity — a liquid state or quality.
- liquidize — to make liquid; liquefy.
- liquified — Converted into a liquid state.
- liquifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquify.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
- liquor up — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- liquorice — licorice.
- liquoring — Present participle of liquor.
- liquorish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- listen up — pay attention, listen
- literatus — singular of literati.
- lithuania — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Capital: Vilnius.
- litigious — of or relating to litigation.
- 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.
- lixiviums — Plural form of lixivium.
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- long suit — Cards. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand.
- longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- longueuil — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- loquacity — the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.
- loudening — Present participle of louden.
- louis vii — ("the Young") 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).
- louis xii — ("the Father of the People") 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.