7-letter words containing l
- ableist — discriminating against disabled or handicapped people
- ablings — possibly; perhaps
- abluent — a substance used for cleansing
- abluted — washed thoroughly
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- aboulia — abulia
- absalom — the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually killed by Joab (II Samuel 15–18)
- abseils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abseil.
- absolue — Obsolete typography of absolve.
- absolut — (slang) absolute, usually in reference to something represented as trendy, popular, or cutting-edge.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- abubble — (of liquids) bubbling
- abustle — Showing much activity. (First attested in the mid 20th century.).
- abuttal — abuttals. those parts of one piece of land that abut on adjacent lands; boundaries. Also, buttals. Law. the boundary lines of a piece of land in relation to adjacent lands.
- abvolts — Plural form of abvolt.
- abysmal — If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality.
- abyssal — of or belonging to the ocean depths, esp below 2000 metres (6500 feet)
- acaleph — any of the coelenterates of the former taxonomic group Acalephae, which included the jellyfishes
- acaudal — having no tail
- acausal — having no cause.
- accable — dejected or beaten
- acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- accrual — In finance, the accrual of something such as interest or investments is the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time.
- accusal — accusation
- acerola — a small tree or shrub, Malpighia glabra, that grows in the rainforests of N South America, Central America, and Jamaica
- acetals — Plural form of acetal.
- achiral — able to be superimposed on its mirror image
- acholia — a condition involving partial or complete lack of bile secretion
- acholic — lack of a secretion of bile.
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- aclinic — not leaning or inclining; unbending
- acology — Materia medica; the science of medical remedies.
- acolyte — An acolyte is a follower or assistant of an important person.
- acolyth — an acolyte or follower
- acridly — In a harsh or corrosive manner.
- acrilan — an acrylic fibre or fabric, characterized by strength, softness, and crease-resistance and used for clothing, upholstery, carpets, etc
- acrylic — Acrylic material is artificial and is manufactured by a chemical process.
- acrylyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH2:CHCO-
- actable — that can be acted
- actinal — of or denoting the oral part of a radiate animal, such as a jellyfish, sea anemone, or sponge, from which the rays, tentacles, or arms grow
- actorly — of, relating to, or characteristic of an actor
- actuals — Plural form of actual.
- aculeus — a prickle or spine, such as the thorn of a rose
- acushla — darling: a term of endearment
- acutely — If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.
- acyclic — not cyclic; having an open chain structure
- acylate — to introduce one or more acyl groups into a compound
- acylium — (organic chemistry) Any acyl cation R-C+=O derived from a carboxylic acid.
- acyloin — an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a carbonyl group
- acyloxy — (organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid.