10-letter words containing u, r, a, l, i
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- laureation — The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
- laurentian — of or relating to the St. Lawrence River.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- leisurable — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- lenticular — of or relating to a lens.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- liquid air — a pale blue, intensely cold liquid, obtained by the compression and cooling of air: used as a source of oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases, and as a refrigerant.
- liquidator — a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
- literateur — Alternative spelling of litterateur.
- literatuer — Obsolete form of literature.
- literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- luciferase — (enzyme) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
- luminaires — Plural form of luminaire.
- luminarias — Plural form of luminaria.
- luminaries — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminarism — the art and theory of the luminarists
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.
- luxuriancy — Obsolete form of luxuriance.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- mail truck — a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc, by road
- malgré lui — in spite of himself
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- mandibular — pertaining to or of the nature of a mandible.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- matricular — relating to a matricula, or having the nature of a matricula
- melburnian — 2nd Viscount, William Lamb.