6-letter words containing t, l
- lastex — a type of yarn which is wound around with rayon, nylon, silk or cotton threads
- lastly — in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
- lastol — A form of polyolefin where the olefin units are cross-linked synthetic polymers with low but significant crystallinity, composed of at least 95% by mass of ethylene and at least one other olefin unit, and where the fibre is substantially elastic and heat-resistant.
- lateen — pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
- latent — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- laters — (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
- latest — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lathen — made of lath or laths
- lather — a worker who puts up laths.
- lathes — Plural form of lathe.
- lathis — Plural form of lathi.
- latigo — a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- latina — of or relating to females of Latin-American descent: My mother is Latina. She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.
- latino — of or relating to people of Latin-American descent: Latino business owners; Latino audiences; the Latino community; Latino immigrants.
- lation — (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- latish — somewhat or rather late.
- latium — a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- lative — (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
- latkes — Plural form of latke.
- latona — the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- latria — the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latron — a bandit
- latten — a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latter — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lattes — Plural form of latte.
- latvia — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- laught — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of laugh.
- lauter — To subject to lautering.
- lawton — a city in SW Oklahoma.
- laxalt — Paul, born 1922, U.S. politician: senator 1974–87.
- laxist — (in Roman Catholic theology) a casuist who believes that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- lay to — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- layton — a town in N Utah.
- lcd tv — a flat-panel, high-definition television set that uses LCD technology to display images.
- lclint — (tool, programming) A lint-like ANSI C source checker from MIT. If formal specifications are supplied (in a separate file), lclint can do more powerful checking to detect inconsistencies between specifications and code. Adding specifications enables further checking, types can be defined as abstract and lclint can detect inconsistent use of global variables; undocumented modification of client-visible state; inconsistent use of an uninitialised formal parameter; or failure to initialise an actual parameter.
- lealty — loyal; true.
- leanto — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- learnt — a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- lectin — any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- lector — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leftie — lefty1 .
- leg it — run, hurry
- legate — an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- legato — In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- legist — an expert in law, especially ancient law.