5-letter words containing la
- iland — Obsolete form of island.
- inlaw — to restore (an outlaw) to the benefits and protection of the law.
- inlay — to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
- inula — Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
- islam — the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- islay — an island off the W coast of Scotland: the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides; separated from the island of Jura by the Sound of Islay. Pop: 3457 (2001). Area: 606 sq km (234 sq miles)
- jalap — the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, especially Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
- jhala — (in Hindu music) the fast-paced climax of a classical composition
- kalam — (sometimes lowercase) a school of philosophical theology originating in the 9th century a.d., asserting the existence of God as a prime mover and the freedom of the will.
- kalan — (archaic) The sea otter.
- kalat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- karla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- katla — an ice-capped volcano in the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in south Iceland. Its last major eruption was in 1918. Height: 1512 m (4961 ft)
- kayla — a female given name.
- kibla — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- klang — a tone composed of several notes sounding together
- klaus — Vaclav. born 1941, Czech politician: prime minister of the Czech Republic (1993–97); president (2003–13)
- koala — a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- kolar — a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- kulak — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- kulan — the Asiatic wild ass of the Russian steppes, probably a variety of kiang or onager
- kulas — Plural form of kula.
- kulla — the Sumerian and Akkadian god of bricks.
- kwela — a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
- laari — lari.
- laban — the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labia — plural of labium.
- labis — a spoon used to give the Eucharist to communicants
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labov — William, born 1927, U.S. linguist.
- labra — a lip or liplike part.
- lacan — Jacques, 1901–81, French philosopher and psychoanalyst.
- laced — Tainted with something, especially a drug.
- lacer — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- laces — Plural form of lace.
- lacet — braided work in lace
- lacey — a town in W Washington.
- lack- — lacking
- lacks — deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill.
- lact- — lacto-
- lacys — a male given name.
- laddu — An Indian confection, typically made from flour, sugar, and shortening, that is shaped into a ball.
- laddy — (Scots) variant of laddie.
- laded — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- laden — burdened; loaded down.
- lader — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lades — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- ladie — Obsolete spelling of lady.
- ladin — a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.