6-letter words containing l, i
- allide — (nautical) To impact a stationary object.
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
- allier — a department of central France, in Auvergne region. Capital: Moulins. Pop: 342 307 (2003 est). Area: 7382 sq km (2879 sq miles)
- allies — (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
- allium — any plant of the genus Allium, such as the onion, garlic, shallot, leek, or chive: family Alliaceae
- almain — a German
- alnico — an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets
- alodia — allodium.
- alogia — the inability to speak
- alpine — Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
- alsike — a clover, Trifolium hybridum, native to Europe and Asia but widely cultivated as a forage crop. It has trifoliate leaves and pink or whitish flowers
- altaic — a postulated family of languages of Asia and SE Europe, consisting of the Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic branches, and perhaps also Japanese, Korean, and Ainu
- altair — the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years
- alties — Plural form of altie.
- alumni — a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alvine — of or relating to the intestines or belly
- alvira — a female given name, form of Elvira.
- alwite — white (def 11).
- amalfi — a town in Italy: a major Mediterranean port from the 10th to the 18th century, now a resort
- amalia — a female given name.
- amelia — the congenital absence of arms or legs
- amical — (now rare) Friendly, amicable.
- amidol — a grey to colourless soluble crystalline solid that is used as a photographic developer; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride. Formula: C6H3(NH2)2(OH).2HCl
- amylic — relating to or derived from amyl
- amylin — (carbohydrate) The dextrin of starch.
- ancile — a shield that was said to have fallen from heaven, on whose preservation the fortune of Rome was thought to depend
- anelli — pasta shaped like small rings
- anglia — England
- anglic — the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- anilin — aniline
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- annuli — a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.
- antlia — a proboscis designed for sucking
- anvils — Plural form of anvil.
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- aplite — a light-coloured fine-grained acid igneous rock with a sugary texture, consisting of quartz and feldspars
- apulia — a region of SE Italy, on the Adriatic. Capital: Bari. Pop: 4 023 957 (2003 est). Area: 19 223 sq km (7422 sq miles)
- aquila — a constellation lying in the Milky Way close to Cygnus and situated on the celestial equator. The brightest star is Altair
- aquilo — the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- aralia — any plant of the genus Aralia of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse and house plant generally known as aralia is Schefflera elegantissima of a related genus, grown for its decorative evergreen foliage: family Araliaceae
- archil — orchil
- argali — a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle
- aridly — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- ariled — (of seeds) having an aril
- arliss — George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- armill — a garment resembling a stole, worn by a British king at his coronation.
- artily — in an affectedly creative or aesthetic manner
- assail — If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
- assoil — to absolve; set free
- aswirl — whirling