5-letter words containing s, a, l
- lagos — a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- lairs — Plural form of lair.
- lais' — (in medieval French literature)
- laius — a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
- lakhs — Plural form of lakh.
- laksa — A Malaysian dish of Chinese origin, consisting of rice noodles served in a curry sauce or hot soup.
- lamas — a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lambs — Plural form of lamb.
- lames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lame.
- lamps — Plural form of lamp.
- lamus — a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- lancs — Lancashire
- lands — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- lanes — Plural form of lane.
- lansa — langsat.
- lanus — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- laois — a county of central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly boggy but largely reclaimed for agriculture. County town: Portlaoise. Pop: 58 774 (2002). Area: 1719 sq km (664 sq miles)
- lapis — (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- lards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lard.
- lares — (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laris — Plural form of lari.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larsa — an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- lased — Simple past tense and past participle of lase.
- laser — a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lase.
- lasik — a surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which a laser is used to remove inner layers of corneal tissue.
- laski — Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lasky — Jesse Louis, 1880–1958, U.S. film producer.
- lassa — a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- lassi — an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
- lasso — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lassu — the slow section of a csárdás folk dance
- lassy — Chiefly Scots Variant of lassie.
- lasts — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
- lates — Plural form of late.
- laths — Plural form of lath.
- latus — (medicine) Flank.
- lauds — to praise; extol.
- lavas — Plural form of lava.
- laves — to wash; bathe.
- lawes — Henry ("Harry") 1596–1662, English composer.
- lawks — an expression of surprise or dismay
- lawns — Plural form of lawn.
- lazes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of laze.
- leads — Plural form of lead.
- leafs — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leaks — Plural form of leak.