5-letter words containing la
- lanch — (UK, dialect) A large bed of flints.
- lancs — Lancashire
- lande — a type of moorland in SW France
- lando — died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lands — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
- landy — John Michael, born 1930, Australian track athlete and political leader: governor of Victoria 2001–06.
- laned — Divided into lanes, as with a road.
- laner — lone.
- lanes — Plural form of lane.
- lange — Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- lanny — a male given name, form of Lenny.
- lansa — langsat.
- lanus — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- lanza — Mario (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) 1921–59, U.S. tenor and film actor.
- laoag — a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- laois — a county of central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly boggy but largely reclaimed for agriculture. County town: Portlaoise. Pop: 58 774 (2002). Area: 1719 sq km (664 sq miles)
- laozi — (Li Erh; Li Er) 6th-century b.c, Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism.
- lapel — either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lapin — a rabbit.
- lapis — (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lappa — African waist scarf.
- lappy — (informal) A laptop computer.
- lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- larch — any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- lards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lard.
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
- laree — lari.
- lares — (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- largo — a largo movement.
- larid — (zoology) Any member of the Laridae.
- laris — Plural form of lari.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larky — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- larne — a district of NE Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 30 948 (2003 est). Area: 336 sq km (130 sq miles)
- larry — a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- larsa — an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- larum — alarum.
- larva — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- larve — Dated form of larva.
- lased — Simple past tense and past participle of lase.
- laser — a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lase.
- lasik — a surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which a laser is used to remove inner layers of corneal tissue.
- laski — Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lasky — Jesse Louis, 1880–1958, U.S. film producer.
- lassa — a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- lassi — an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
- lasso — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.