9-letter words containing la
- last-gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- late wood — summerwood.
- late-wake — a lyke-wake
- latecomer — a person who arrives late: The latecomers were seated after the overture.
- latencies — Plural form of latency.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- later han — the Han dynasty after the interregnum a.d. 9–25.
- lateraled — Simple past tense and past participle of lateral.
- laterally — of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.
- laterborn — born later
- laterites — Plural form of laterite.
- lateritic — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- latescent — becoming latent
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- laticifer — a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
- laticlave — (in ancient Rome) a broad purple stripe on the tunic of a Roman senator or high-ranking official, denoting their high social position
- latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
- latinized — (nonstandard) Incorrect capitalisation of Latinize. Simple past tense and past participle of latinize.
- latitancy — The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
- latitudes — Plural form of latitude.
- latosolic — belonging or relating to a latosol
- latration — an instance of barking
- latreutic — of or relating to latria.
- latrociny — banditry
- latticing — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- laudative — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- lauenburg — a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.
- laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- laughably — In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- launcelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- launching — Present participle of launch.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- laundered — Simple past tense and past participle of launder.
- launderer — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- laundress — a woman whose work is the washing and ironing of clothes, linens, etc.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- laureates — Plural form of laureate.
- laurelled — Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves. Compare laurel family.
- laurencin — Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.