10-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- lampooning — 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.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- land snail — any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails: some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests.
- landladies — Plural form of landlady.
- landmining — the laying of landmines
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landslides — Plural form of landslide.
- landwaiter — a British customs officer who enforces import-export regulations, collects import duties, etc.
- langostino — langoustine.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lanternist — someone who operates a magic lantern
- lanthanide — any element of the lanthanide series.
- lanthanoid — (inorganic chemistry) lanthanide.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lapidarian — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- last thing — as the final action, esp before retiring to bed at night
- late latin — the Latin of the late Western Roman Empire and of patristic literature, from about a.d. 150 to 700. Abbreviation: LL.
- late-night — of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- latifundia — a great estate.
- latifundio — a great estate of Latin America or Spain.
- latin rite — Also called Roman liturgy, Roman rite. the forms of worship and liturgy expressed in Liturgical Latin in the Roman Catholic Church in the West.
- latinizing — Present participle of latinize.
- latitation — the state of lying hidden
- latrotoxin — (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
- latticinio — an opaque, white glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance, often used in thread form to decorate clear glass pieces.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- laudianism — the policies and practices of Archbishop Laud or his supporters.
- laugh line — crow's-foot (def 1).
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laureation — The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
- laurentian — of or relating to the St. Lawrence River.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lawn chair — a chair or chaise longue designed for use out of doors.