4-letter words containing al
- feal — Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- fnal — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Illinois, USA).
- foal — a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
- gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
- galp — Lb archaic to gape; yawn.
- gals — Plural form of gal.
- galt — Alternative form of gault.
- gcal — (text, tool) The Cambridge Phoenix equivalent of troff. So called because all Cambridge utilities were named after birds, GCAL was a "run off" equivalent, and Geococcyx californianus is the Latin name of the roadrunner. GCAL was eventually obsoleted by TeX. It is believed that even more obscure puns lurked in the depths of Phoenix. Perhaps it is better they stayed there.
- geal — (obsolete, or, Scotland) To congeal.
- goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- hal- — halo-
- hale — free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
- half — one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.
- halk — (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
- hall — Asaph [ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- halm — stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- halo — Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halp — (nonstandard, humorous) alternative spelling of help.
- hals — a male given name, form of Harold.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- ital — (Jamaica, Iyaric) Inexpensive, salt-free, one-pot, pure, natural food, as developed and eaten by Rastafarians.
- jali — Intricate ornamental openwork in wood, metal, stone, etc.
- kaal — naked
- kalb — Baron, Johann Kalb.
- kale — Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
- kali — the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kcal — kilocalorie
- lala — a title or form of address, equivalent to Mr, used in India
- lall — to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- lalo — (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lalr — Look Ahead Left-to-right parse, Rightmost-derivation
- leal — loyal; true.
- mal- — Mal- is added to words in order to form new words which describe things that are bad or unpleasant, or that are unsuccessful or imperfect.
- mala — in bad faith; not genuine.
- male — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- mali — Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mall — Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building. Compare shopping center.
- malm — an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- malo — (informal) malolactic fermentation.
- mals — Master of Library Science.
- malt — germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- meal — a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal.
- myal — of or relating to muscle tissue
- nala — (Hinduism) a character in Hindu mythology, is the king of Nishadha Kingdom, son of Veerasena.
- nale — (obsolete) ale.
- nall — (obsolete, UK, dialect) An awl.
- neal — a male given name.