6-letter words containing u, l, s
- litmus — a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- lituus — Geometry. a polar curve generated by the locus of a point moving so that the square of its radius vector varies inversely as the angle the radius vector makes with the polar axis. Equation: θr 2 = a.
- lochus — (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army.
- locums — Plural form of locum.
- locust — Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- longus — ?3rd century ad, Greek author of the prose romance Daphnis and Chloe
- loughs — Plural form of lough.
- louisa — a feminine name
- louise — an opera (1900) by Gustave Charpentier.
- loupes — Plural form of loupe.
- loused — Spoil or ruin something.
- louser — a mean nasty person
- louses — (nonstandard) Plural form of louse.
- lubras — Plural form of lubra.
- lucius — (Ubaldo Allucingoli) died 1185, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1181–85.
- ludes' — Quaalude.
- lugers — a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lugosi — Bela, 1884–1956, U.S. actor, born in Hungary: best known for his roles in horror films.
- lukacs — George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.
- lumbus — the part of the lower back and sides between the pelvis and the ribs
- lumens — Plural form of lumen.
- lunges — Plural form of lunge.
- lungis — Plural form of lungi.
- lupins — Plural form of lupin.
- lupous — resembling or relating to lupus
- lusaka — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka.
- lusern — (obsolete) A lynx.
- lushed — drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
- lusher — lush2 (def 1).
- lushes — drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
- lushly — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- lushun — an old city and seaport in S Liaoning province, in NE China, on the Yellow Sea: now part of the urban area of Dalian.
- lusted — intense sexual desire or appetite.
- luster — a person who lusts: a luster after power.
- lustra — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.
- lustre — lustrum (def 1).
- luters — Plural form of luter.
- lutist — a lute player; lutenist.
- lutose — covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- lutzes — Plural form of lutz.
- miauls — Plural form of miaul.
- moguls — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
- moulds — Plural form of mould.
- moults — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moult.
- mousle — (obsolete, transitive) To sport with roughly; to rumple.
- muesli — a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- mulcts — Plural form of mulct.
- muleys — Plural form of muley.
- mulgas — Plural form of mulga.
- mulish — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.