10-letter words containing y, o, l, a
- joey glass — a small tumbler of the 17th century; dram glass.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- jolly boat — a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- karyolysis — the dissolution of a cell nucleus.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.
- kymatology — The study of wave motion.
- laboratory — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- labour day — a holiday in honor of labor, celebrated on May 1 in Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth, but on the first Monday in September in Canada, on the fourth Monday in October in New Zealand, and with varying dates in the different states of Australia.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- laparotomy — incision through the abdominal wall.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lay-people — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- leiomyomas — Plural form of leiomyoma.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- levorotary — Levorotatory.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- limacology — the study of slugs
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- litholatry — the worship of stones
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logicality — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logography — printing with logotypes.
- lokayatika — a member of the Lokayata school.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- lord mayor — (chiefly in Britain and the Commonwealth) the mayor of certain cities or the chief municipal officer of certain boroughs.
- lord's day — the, Sunday.
- lordolatry — the veneration or worship of a lord
- lorry load — the amount that can be carried in a lorry
- lovability — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- loya jirga — an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan