9-letter words containing s, i, a, u, l
- gladiolus — any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native especially to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
- guerillas — Plural form of guerilla.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- halituous — (obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.
- hastilude — A medieval martial game.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- ill-usage — unfair, unkind, or cruel treatment; abuse
- immusical — (archaic) inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulated — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insulate.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- insultant — insulting
- insurable — capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- jalousies — Plural form of jalousie.
- jubilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jubilate.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- laborious — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- ladislaus — Saint, c1040–95, king of Hungary 1077–95.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- lassitude — weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
- literatus — singular of literati.
- 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.
- lullabies — Plural form of lullaby.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- lunisolar — pertaining to or based upon the relations or joint action of the moon and the sun.
- lusitania — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- lustihead — lustiness
- lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
- mail-outs — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- maladious — (obsolete) sickly.
- malarious — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malitious — Obsolete form of malicious.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manualism — the theory or practice of education for the deaf employing and promoting the use of sign language as the primary means of communication.
- manualist — an advocate of manualism.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)