9-letter words containing n, o, e, l, s
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- lionesses — Plural form of lioness.
- loadstone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loch ness — a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.
- lodestone — a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- lodgments — Plural form of lodgment.
- loftiness — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- loneliest — Superlative form of lonely.
- longerons — Plural form of longeron.
- longevous — long-lived; living to a great age.
- longhouse — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
- longlines — Plural form of longline.
- longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
- longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
- looniness — The state or condition of being loony; craziness, lunacy.
- loopiness — The state or condition of being loopy; craziness.
- loose end — a part or piece left hanging, unattached, or unused: Remind me to tack down that loose end on the stairway carpet.
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- looseness — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- loosening — Present participle of loosen.
- losingest — losing more than average; less successful than average.
- lousiness — infested with lice.
- love nest — A love nest is a house or flat where two people who are having a love affair live or meet.
- love song — song expressing romantic feelings
- lovespoon — Alternative spelling of love spoon.
- lovingest — extremely loving and affectionate.
- lowliness — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
- loyalness — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lyonnesse — the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- madonsela — Thuli (ˈtʊlɪ). born 1962, South African advocate; in her term as Public Protector (2009–16) she was noted for exposing political corruption
- mangonels — Plural form of mangonel.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- mausolean — Of, pertaining to, or similar to, a mausoleum.
- melanomas — Plural form of melanoma.
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- melodeons — Plural form of melodeon.
- meltdowns — Plural form of meltdown.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- mesocolon — the mesentery of the colon.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- milestone — a stone functioning as a milepost.
- millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.