8-letter words containing la
- labdanum — a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
- labeling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labelled — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labeller — Alternative spelling of labeler.
- labellum — the petal of an orchid that differs more or less markedly from the other petals, often forming the most conspicuous part; the lip.
- labially — (chiefly, linguistics) In a labial manner; by means of the lips.
- labiated — having a lip or lips
- labiates — Plural form of labiate.
- lability — apt or likely to change.
- labilize — to cause to become labile.
- laborers — Plural form of laborer.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- laborite — a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- laburnum — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- lacanian — of or relating to the ideas of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, esp his interpretations of language and linguistics in psychoanalytic contexts
- lace bug — any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- laceleaf — a submerged aquatic plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis, of Madagascar, having tiny white flowers and broad leaves consisting only of veins that float just beneath the surface.
- laceless — (of shoes, basketballs, etc.) Without laces.
- lacelike — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacerant — painfully distressing; harrowing
- lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- lacewing — any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- laciness — a lacy quality or state
- lacinias — Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- lackaday — (dated) An expression of regret or grief.
- lackland — a person who has no land or territory
- laconian — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- laconica — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- lacrimal — lachrymal (defs 1–3).
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- lacrymal — Alternative spelling of lachrymal.
- lactated — Simple past tense and past participle of lactate.
- lactates — Plural form of lactate.
- lacteals — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.