9-letter words containing la
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup.
- cupolated — having a cupola or cupolas.
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- curtalaxe — a cutlass
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- cut class — miss a school lesson
- cut glass — Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface.
- cuticulae — Plural form of cuticula.
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cutlasses — Plural form of cutlass.
- cyclamate — a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- dairyland — an area or region specializing in dairy production, as Wisconsin and Minnesota in the U.S.
- davy lamp — an early safety lamp for miners, in which the flame was enclosed by wire gauze as a protection against firedamp
- day labor — workers hired on a daily basis only, especially unskilled labor.
- de la rue — Warren, 1815–89, English astronomer and inventor.
- de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
- declaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaim.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declareth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'declare'.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declassee — (of a woman) having lost social standing or status
- decollate — to separate (continuous stationery, etc) into individual forms
- deep-laid — (of a plot or plan) carefully worked out and kept secret
- defiladed — Simple past tense and past participle of defilade.
- defilades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defilade.
- deflating — to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deglazing — Present participle of deglaze.
- deisolate — to remove from isolation.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delamater — Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- delavigne — (Jean François) Casiˈmir (kaziˈmɪʀ) ; kȧzēmirˈ) 1793-1843; Fr. poet & playwright
- delayable — able to be delayed
- demiglace — A rich brown sauce used in French cuisine by itself or as a base for other sauces.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- depilated — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- deplanate — (botany) flattened; made level or even.
- deplaning — Present participle of deplane.
- desolated — wretched or forlorn
- desolater — One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
- desolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desolate.
- desolator — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- dew plant — sundew.