10-letter words containing u, r, l
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- landlubber — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lardaceous — lardlike; fatty.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- las cruces — a city in S New Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- late hours — rising and going to bed later than is usual
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- launderers — Plural form of launderer.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laundrette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- 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.
- laurel oak — an oak, Quercus laurifolia, of the southeastern U.S., found in moist areas and having shiny dark green leaves.
- laurentian — of or relating to the St. Lawrence River.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lauter tub — a tank for draining off and filtering the wort from grain mash.
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- 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.
- le bourget — a suburb of Paris: former airport, landing site for Charles A. Lindbergh, May 1927.
- le creusot — a city in E central France.
- leafcutter — Alternative spelling of leaf-cutter.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- leeuwarden — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- leg-puller — an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.
- leisurable — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- leisureful — Providing leisure, restful.
- lemon curd — lemon paste made with eggs and sugar
- lenticular — of or relating to a lens.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leucorrhea — Alternative form of leukorrhea.
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- leukorrhea — A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina.
- leverhulme — Viscount (William Hesketh Lever) 1851–1925, English soap manufacturer, originator of an employee profit-sharing plan, and founder of a model industrial town.
- leverkusen — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, on the Rhine.
- lévy-bruhl — Lucien (lysjɛ̃). 1857–1939, French anthropologist and philosopher, noted for his study of the psychology of primitive peoples