9-letter words containing n, u, l
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- lemniscus — a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- lengthful — long
- lenticule — one of many tiny cylindrical or spherical lens segments embossed on the surface of a film used in stereoscopic and color photography.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- leucoline — quinoline.
- lewis gun — a light, air-cooled, gas-operated machine gun with a circular magazine, first used in World War I.
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- line-haul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- linguists — Plural form of linguist.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- liquation — (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
- liquoring — Present participle of liquor.
- listen up — pay attention, listen
- lithuania — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Capital: Vilnius.
- ljubljana — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- llandudno — a town and resort in NW Wales, in Conwy county borough on the Irish Sea. Pop: 14 872 (2001)
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- long haul — journey: long-distance
- long jump — athletics: competition to jump the furthest
- long suit — Cards. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand.
- long-haul — line-haul.
- long-jump — Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
- 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.
- longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- longspurs — Plural form of longspur.
- longueuil — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
- look upon — regard, consider: as
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- loudening — Present participle of louden.
- louisiana — a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
- lounsbury — Thomas Raynesford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1838–1915, U.S. linguist and educator.
- lousiness — infested with lice.
- low-count — (of a woven fabric) having a relatively low number of warp and filling threads per square inch.
- low-slung — trousers: hipster style
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- lucencies — shining.
- lucidness — the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible: She makes her argument with pointed logic and exemplary lucidity.