9-letter words containing l, r, a
- aeroshell — a protective shield, containing a parachute, which slows a spacecraft during re-entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing
- aethereal — ethereal
- afflicter — a person who causes distress, torment, or affliction
- after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
- afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterlife — The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when you die, for example a life in heaven or as another person or animal.
- afterload — (physiology) The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force.
- aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
- agreeable — If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
- agreeably — to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- agriology — the study of primitive peoples
- agrodolce — an Italian sweet-and-sour sauce, made with onions, garlic, red wine vinegar, sugar, and raisins
- agrologic — of or relating to agrology
- air alert — the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air drill — a drill powered by compressed air.
- air fleet — a group of military aircraft, usually under one commander.
- air layer — to treat a plant by means of air layering.
- air medal — a U.S. military decoration awarded for meritorious achievement during participation in aerial operations
- air miles — Air miles are points that you collect when you buy certain goods or services and which you can use to pay for air travel.
- air plant — an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia
- air rifle — An air rifle is a rifle which is fired by means of air pressure.
- air valve — a device for controlling the flow of air in a pipe
- air-lance — to clean with an air lance.
- air-slake — to slake (lime or the like) with moist air.
- airfields — Plural form of airfield.
- airlifted — Simple past tense and past participle of airlift.
- airlifter — a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway.
- airliners — Plural form of airliner.
- airmailed — Simple past tense and past participle of airmail.
- airmobile — capable of being moved by air, esp by helicopter
- airplanes — Plural form of airplane.
- al farabi — died a.d. 950, Arab philosopher.
- al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
- al hijrah — an annual Muslim festival marking the beginning of the Muslim year. It commemorates Mohammed's move from Mecca to Medina and involves the exchange of gifts and the telling of stories about Mohammed
- al-ashari — Abu ʾl-Hasan [ah-boo al-ha-san] /ˈɑ bu æl hæˈsæn/ (Show IPA), a.d. c873–936, the formulator of the classical synthesis in Islamic philosophical theology known as Ashʿarism.
- al-farabi — Mohammed ibn Tarkhan. died 950, Muslim philosopher, physician, and mathematician, of central Asian origin
- alabaster — Alabaster is a white stone that is used for making statues, vases, and ornaments.
- alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- alarmedly — in an alarmed manner
- alarmists — Plural form of alarmist.
- albarello — an earthenware jar used to contain drugs, originating in the Middle East
- albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
- albemarle — a city in central North Carolina.
- albert ii — full name Albert Felix Humbert Theodore Christian Eugene Marie. born 1934, king of Belgium (1993–2013); abdicated in favour of his son Philippe
- albertine — a female given name: derived from Albert.
- albertite — a black solid variety of bitumen that has a conchoidal fracture and occurs in veins in oil-bearing strata
- albertype — collotype.