6-letter words containing l
- alissa — a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- aliter — Otherwise.
- aliyah — immigration to the Holy Land
- aliyos — the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
- aliyot — the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
- aljabr — (tool) An implementation of MACSYMA for the Macintosh by Fort Pond Research.
- alkali — An alkali is a substance with a pH value of more than 7. Alkalis form chemical salts when they are combined with acids.
- alkane — any saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n+2
- alkene — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n
- alkies — Plural form of alkie.
- alkine — any member of the alkyne series.
- alkoxy — denoting an alkyl group bonded to an oxygen atom
- alkyds — Plural form of alkyd.
- alkyne — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with a carbon–carbon triple bond
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- all of — You use all of before a number to emphasize how small or large an amount is.
- all on — the cry uttered by a whipper-in to signify that all the hounds are accounted for.
- all up — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- all-in — Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- allays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allay.
- allege — If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it.
- allele — any of two or more variants of a gene that have the same relative position on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative characteristics, such as smooth or wrinkled seeds in peas
- allene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).
- alleys — Plural form of alley.
- allice — A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). (from 17th c.).
- allide — (nautical) To impact a stationary object.
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
- allier — a department of central France, in Auvergne region. Capital: Moulins. Pop: 342 307 (2003 est). Area: 7382 sq km (2879 sq miles)
- allies — (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
- allium — any plant of the genus Allium, such as the onion, garlic, shallot, leek, or chive: family Alliaceae
- allons — let's go!
- allots — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allot.
- allows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allow.
- alloys — Plural form of alloy.
- allude — If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- allyou — all of you
- almada — a town in S central Portugal, on the S bank of the Tagus estuary opposite Lisbon: statue of Christ 110 m (360 ft) high, erected 1959. Pop: 160 826 (2001)
- almain — a German
- almaty — a city in SE Kazakhstan; capital of Kazakhstan (1991–97): an important trading centre. Pop: 1 103 000 (2005 est)
- almelo — a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province. Pop: 72 000 (2003 est)
- almery — a cupboard built into a church wall used for storing sacred oils, church vessels, and other similar items
- almond — Almonds are pale oval nuts. They are often used in cooking.
- almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
- almous — alms.
- almuce — a fur-lined hood or cape formerly worn by members of certain religious orders, more recently by canons of France
- alnage — the inspection and measurement of woollen cloth in ells
- alnico — an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets
- alodia — allodium.
- aloeus — a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.