9-letter words containing s, y, a, l
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- ladyloves — Plural form of ladylove.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lallygags — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lallygag.
- lang syne — long since; long ago.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- lawlessly — In a lawless manner. Without constraint by law or moral code.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- layabouts — Plural form of layabout.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazy list — A list which is built using a non-strict constructor. Any head or tail of the list may be an unevaluated closure. Also known as streams since they may be used to carry a sequence of values from the output of one function to an input of another. See also Lazy evaluation.
- lazybones — a lazy person.
- leastways — at least; at any rate; leastwise.
- les cayes — Les. Les Cayes.
- loyalists — Plural form of loyalist.
- loyalness — faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lysosomal — Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
- malaysian — a native or inhabitant of Malaysia.
- mannishly — In a mannish manner.
- manslayer — a person who kills another human being.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- mastology — Mammalogy.
- mawkishly — In a mawkish manner.
- may blobs — marsh marigold.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- mislaying — Present participle of mislay.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- muley saw — a saw having a long, stiff blade that is not stretched in a gate, but whose motion is directed by clamps at each end mounted on guide rails.
- musically — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- navy list — (in Britain) an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and reserve officers liable for recall
- navy seal — US Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) forces
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nyasaland — former name of Malawi (def 1).
- nyctalops — a person affected by nyctalopia
- octastyle — having eight columns in the front, as a temple or portico.
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- otoplasty — plastic surgery of the external ear.
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.