9-letter words containing s, u, o, l
- labourous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- lactulose — (organic compound) A disaccharide of galactose and fructose formed when milk is heated.
- laevulose — (carbohydrate) alternative spelling of levulose (fructose).
- lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- leavenous — containing leaven
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- libellous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- liquorish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- litigious — of or relating to litigation.
- lobscouse — a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
- local bus — (hardware) A bus connecting a processor to memory, usually on the same circuit board as opposed to a backplane and therefore faster. Various proprietary local busses for personal computers are still in use. The most common are Vesa local bus (VLB or VL), and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI). Some computers, e.g. notebook computers, use a local bus with no expansion slots. Previous non-local bus standards include ISA, EISA and MCA.
- lockhouse — the house of a lock-keeper
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- 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.
- 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.
- longspurs — Plural form of longspur.
- longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- lost soul — sb without purpose
- lotusland — A place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury.
- louis vii — ("the Young") 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).
- louis xii — ("the Father of the People") 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.
- louis xiv — ("the Great"; "the Sun King") 1638–1715, king of France 1643–1715 (son of Louis XIII).
- louis xvi — 1754–93, king of France 1774–92 (grandson of Louis XV and husband of Marie Antoinette).
- louisburg — a seaport on SE Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in SE Canada: French fortress captured by British 1745, 1758.
- 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.
- lousewort — any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae (Furbish lousewort) of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
- lousiness — infested with lice.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- low-slung — trousers: hipster style
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- lug-soled — (of a shoe, boot, etc.) having lugs on the sole, as to provide secure footing on rugged terrain.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.