9-letter words starting with l
- lengthful — long
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- leniently — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- leninabad — former (1936–91) name of Khodzhent.
- leninakan — a city in NW Armenia.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lens hood — an extension piece fixed to a camera lens to shield it from a direct light source
- lensboard — the usually removable front panel of a view camera or enlarger on which the lens is mounted.
- lent term — the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments
- lenticels — Plural form of lenticel.
- lenticule — one of many tiny cylindrical or spherical lens segments embossed on the surface of a film used in stereoscopic and color photography.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
- leotarded — Clad in a leotard.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- leprosery — a hospital for leprosy sufferers
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- leptosome — a person of asthenic build.
- leptotene — a stage of cell division during the prophase of meiosis, in which the chromosomes are not distinct but appear as a mass of entangled threads.
- lermontov — Mikhail Yurievich [myi-khuh-yeel yoo-ryi-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈyu ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist.
- les cayes — Les. Les Cayes.
- les gueux — a league of Dutch and Flemish patriots, composed chiefly of nobles and formed in 1566 to resist the introduction of the Spanish Inquisition into the Netherlands.
- lesioning — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- lessening — to become less.
- lessoning — Present participle of lesson.
- let alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- let drive — to hit or aim
- let in on — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- let it go — If someone says or does something that you think is annoying or stupid and you let it go, you do not react to it or say anything about it.
- let loose — to set free
- let sb go — If you let someone or something go, you allow them to leave or escape.
- let slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- letrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- letterbox — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- letterman — a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
- lettermen — Plural form of letterman.
- letterset — a process of printing that transfers the image from a letterpress-type relief plate to a roller or blanket from which it is offset.
- leucaemia — Alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leucippus — 5th century bc Greek philosopher, who originated the atomist theory of matter, developed by his disciple, Democritus