9-letter words containing r, l, d, a
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- lagerfeld — Karl (Otto). born 1938, German fashion designer working mainly in Paris
- laggardly — in the manner of a laggard.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lampadary — a person who lights the lamps in an Orthodox Greek Church
- land crab — any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- land grab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- land rail — corn crake.
- land rain — a steady, heavy rain.
- land-poor — in need of ready money while owning much land.
- landboard — a narrow board, with wheels larger than those on a skateboard, usually ridden while standing
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- 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.
- landgrave — (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landlords — Plural form of landlord.
- landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
- landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- landwards — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
- langobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
- lanterned — Simple past tense and past participle of lantern.
- lapboards — Plural form of lapboard.
- laplander — Also called Laplander [lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.
- lardasses — Plural form of lardass.
- larvacide — Alternative spelling of larvicide.
- larvicide — an agent for killing larvae.
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- lateraled — Simple past tense and past participle of lateral.
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- laundered — Simple past tense and past participle of launder.
- launderer — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- laurelled — Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Compare laurel family.
- lavenders — Plural form of lavender.
- law lords — (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
- lead tree — any of several tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, especially L. glauca, having pinnate leaves and white flowers.
- lead-free — unleaded.
- leaderene — a female leader, esp one who is strong and formidable
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leaf lard — lard prepared from the leaf fat of the hog.