9-letter words containing la
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- land-mass — a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.
- land-poor — in need of ready money while owning much land.
- land-wind — a wind that comes from the land
- landaulet — an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open.
- landboard — a narrow board, with wheels larger than those on a skateboard, usually ridden while standing
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- landfalls — Plural form of landfall.
- landfills — Plural form of landfill.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landgrave — (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.
- landlines — Plural form of landline.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landlords — Plural form of landlord.
- landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landowska — Wanda [won-duh;; Polish vahn-dah] /ˈwɒn də;; Polish ˈvɑn dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself
- landslide — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- landslips — Plural form of landslip.
- landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- landsturm — a general draft of people in time of war.
- landwards — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
- lang syne — long since; long ago.
- langobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- langrenus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 85 miles (135 km) in diameter.
- languaged — Having a specified type or number of languages.
- languages — Plural form of language.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- languette — a thin plate fastened to the mouth of certain organ pipes.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- langwidge — Eye dialect of language.
- lankester — Sir Edwin Ray, 1847–1929, English zoologist and writer.
- lankiness — The state or condition of being lanky.
- lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- lantastic — (networking, product) A trademarked name for numerous products of Artisoft, Inc..
- lanterloo — A meaningless chant or refrain.
- lanterned — Simple past tense and past participle of lantern.
- lanthanum — a rare-earth, trivalent, metallic element, allied to aluminum, found in certain minerals, as monazite. Symbol: La; atomic weight: 138.91; atomic number: 57; specific gravity: 6.15 at 20°C.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- lanzarote — the most easterly of the Canary Islands; mountainous, with a volcanic landscape; tourism, fishing. Pop: 109 942 (2002 est). Area: 795 sq km (307 sq miles)
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- lap child — a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.