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9-letter words containing m, l, a

  • lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
  • lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
  • lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
  • lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
  • lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
  • lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
  • lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
  • lampstand — a support for a light bulb
  • lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
  • land mass — geography: area of land
  • land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
  • land-mass — a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.
  • landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
  • landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
  • landmines — Plural form of landmine.
  • landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
  • lanthanum — a rare-earth, trivalent, metallic element, allied to aluminum, found in certain minerals, as monazite. Symbol: La; atomic weight: 138.91; atomic number: 57; specific gravity: 6.15 at 20°C.
  • larviform — (zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva.
  • lasherism — (jargon, algorithm)   (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
  • last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
  • last name — surname (def 1).
  • latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
  • lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
  • latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
  • lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
  • laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
  • lava lamp — lamp containing wax in coloured liquid
  • lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.
  • lawmaking — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
  • lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
  • lawnmower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
  • laymanize — to simplify (technical information) into a form that can be understood by ordinary people
  • lcm chair — Eames chair (def 1).
  • lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
  • leaf mold — a compost or layer of soil consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.
  • legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
  • legwarmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
  • leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
  • lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
  • lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
  • lemon law — a law that requires manufacturers to replace, repair, or refund the cost of automobiles that prove to be defective.
  • lemon tea — a hot drink that contains lemon juice or tastes of lemon
  • lemonades — Plural form of lemonade.
  • lemuralia — the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
  • lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
  • letterman — a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
  • leucaemia — Alternative spelling of leukemia.
  • leukaemia — (UK) alternative spelling of leukemia.
  • leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
  • lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
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