5-letter words containing l
- aldes — ALgorithm DEScription
- aldol — a colourless or yellowish oily liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of rubber accelerators, as an organic solvent, in perfume, and as a hypnotic and sedative. Formula: CH3CHOHCH2CHO
- aleck — a male given name, form of Alexander.
- alecs — Plural form of alec.
- aleft — on or to the left
- alene — a female given name, form of Helen.
- aleph — the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (א) articulated as a glottal stop and transliterated with a superior comma (')
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- aleus — a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- aleut — a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit
- alexa — a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- alfas — Plural form of alfa.
- alfie — a male given name, form of Alfred.
- alfur — a member of an aboriginal people of eastern Indonesia, especially of the Moluccas, whose features show both Malayan and Papuan characteristics.
- algae — Algae is a type of plant with no stems or leaves that grows in water or on damp surfaces.
- algal — Algal means relating to algae.
- algar — a male given name.
- alge- — algo-
- alger — Horatio. 1834–99, US author of adventure stories for boys, including Ragged Dick (1867)
- algid — chilly or cold
- algie — a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin — alginic acid or one of its esters or salts, esp the gelatinous solution obtained as a by-product in the extraction of iodine from seaweed, used in mucilages and for thickening jellies
- algo- — denoting pain
- algol — the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8V
- algor — chill
- algum — a type of wood, mentioned in the Bible
- alias — An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.
- alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
- alice — a feminine name: dim. Elsie; var. Alicia
- alick — a male given name, form of Alexander.
- alief — (philosophy, psychology) A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs.
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- alife — Artificial Life
- align — If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- aline — align
- alish — Resembling or characteristic of ale.
- alist — inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alito — Samuel (Anthony, Jr.)1950- ; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (2006- )
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- aliya — any immigration to Israel, the Holy Land
- alkie — alky
- alkyd — containing an alkyd resin
- alkyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CnH2n+1
- allah — Allah is the name of God in Islam.
- allan — a masculine name
- allay — If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
- allee — a path or a walkway in a landscaped area that is bordered by trees, tall plants, hedges, or fencing
- allen — Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
- alley — An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides.