7-letter words containing t, e, l
- lameter — (Scots) a cripple.
- lametta — Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.
- lamster — a fugitive from the law.
- lanated — Alternative form of lanate.
- lancets — Plural form of lancet.
- languet — any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- lantern — a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- lao-tse — the philosophical book in verse supposedly written by Lao-tzu.
- lappets — Plural form of lappet.
- largest — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- larvate — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- laskets — Plural form of lasket.
- lastage — space for storing goods in ship
- lastest — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
- lasteth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of last.
- latched — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- latches — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- latchet — a strap or lace used to fasten a shoe.
- late on — at a late stage; near the end
- lateish — (colloquial) Quite late.
- latence — Obsolete form of latency.
- latency — the state of being latent.
- laterad — toward the side.
- lateral — of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.
- lateran — the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- latests — most recent; current: latest fashions.
- lathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lather.
- lathery — consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.
- lathier — lathlike; long and thin.
- latices — a plural of latex.
- latimer — Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- latrine — a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- latrobe — Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- lattice — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- laurate — a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- lautrec — Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- lavaret — a whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, found in the lakes of central Europe.
- lavater — Johann Kaspar [yoh-hahn kahs-pahr] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkɑs pɑr/ (Show IPA), 1741–1801, Swiss poet, theologian, and physiognomist.
- layette — an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.
- laytime — the period of time allowed by a shipowner to a carrier to carry out cargo loading or discharging operations
- lazaret — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- laziest — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- leaflet — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- lean-to — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- leanest — Superlative form of lean.
- leather — the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- leavest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of leave.
- leaveth — Archaic third-person singular form of leave.
- leavitt — Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- lectern — a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.