9-letter words containing el
- kerneling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kerr cell — a transparent cell filled with a fluid, usually nitrobenzene, and containing two electrodes placed between two polarizing light filters, suitable for demonstrating the Kerr effect and often used as a high-speed camera shutter.
- key field — (database) A field of a database (typically a relational database) table which together form a unique identifier for a record (a table entry). The aggregate of these fields is usually referred to simply as "the key".
- kickwheel — a potter's wheel rotated by kicking.
- kielbasas — Plural form of kielbasa.
- kiselevsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- kitzbühel — a town in W Austria, in the Tirol: centre for winter sports. Pop: 8574 (2001)
- knifeless — without a knife
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- kugelhopf — a sweetened bread, flavored with raisins and almonds, baked in a ring-shaped mold, and usually dusted with powdered sugar before serving.
- labelable — Able to be labeled.
- labellate — having a labellum
- labelling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labellist — a person who wears only clothes with fashionable brand names
- labelmate — a musician or singer who makes records for the same company as another
- lagerfeld — Karl (Otto). born 1938, German fashion designer working mainly in Paris
- lake biel — a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lamellate — composed of or having lamellae.
- lamellose — lamellate
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- largeleaf — Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by large leaves.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- laurelled — Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Compare laurel family.
- leadbelly — Huddie [huhd-ee] /ˈhʌd i/ (Show IPA), ("Leadbelly") 1885?–1949, U.S. folk singer.
- leaveless — (obsolete) leafless.
- leftfield — From out of left field; off-the-wall.
- leisurely — acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
- lenticels — Plural form of lenticel.
- level off — a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
- level out — become even
- level-off — the maneuver of bringing an aircraft into a horizontal flying position after an ascent or descent.
- levelland — a city in NW Texas.
- levellers — a person or thing that levels.
- levelling — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- levelness — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- libellant — a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- libelling — Present participle of libel.
- libellous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- lichfield — a town in SE Staffordshire, in central England, N of Birmingham: birthplace of Samuel Johnson.
- liegeless — not subject to the will of a superior
- life belt — a beltlike life preserver.
- lifelines — Plural form of lifeline.
- lightwell — (architecture) An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.
- like hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- likeliest — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- lintelled — furnished with or having a lintel
- lirellate — of, relating to, or resembling a lirella.