9-letter words containing s, i, l, e, r
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- larkiness — the quality or characteristic of being larky
- laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- laterites — Plural form of laterite.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- leafbirds — Plural form of leafbird.
- learnings — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leeriness — wary; suspicious (usually followed by of): I'm leery of his financial advice.
- leicester — 1st Earl of, Robert Dudley.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- leisurely — acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- liberates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liberate.
- liberties — Plural form of liberty.
- libraries — Plural form of library.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lickerish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- limericks — Plural form of limerick.
- linerless — Without a liner.
- liripipes — Plural form of liripipe.
- listeners — Plural form of listener.
- listerism — an antiseptic method introduced by Joseph Lister, involving the spraying of the parts under operation with a carbolic acid solution.
- listerize — to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.
- listservs — Plural form of listserv.
- literates — Plural form of literate.
- literatus — singular of literati.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- liturgies — Plural form of liturgy.
- livewires — Plural form of livewire.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- lorikeets — Plural form of lorikeet.
- lotteries — Plural form of lottery.
- lovebirds — any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.
- lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- luridness — The property of being lurid.
- lustering — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- lypressin — Lysine vasopressin.
- lyrebirds — Plural form of lyrebird.
- lyricised — to write lyrics.