6-letter words starting with la
- lamest — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- lamiae — Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lamias — Plural form of lamia.
- lamina — a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- laming — Present participle of lame.
- lamish — Somewhat lame.
- lamium — any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- lammas — a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
- lammed — Simple past tense and past participle of lam.
- lamoid — A member of the South American camelid family, a llama, alpaca, vicuna, or guanaco.
- lamont — a male given name.
- lampad — lamp or candlestick.
- lampas — congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- lamper — One who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.
- lanais — Plural form of lanai.
- lanark — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lanate — woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lanced — Simple past tense and past participle of lance.
- lancer — a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lances — Plural form of lance.
- lancet — a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- landed — owning land, especially an estate: landed gentry.
- lander — a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- landes — a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- landis — Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- landon — Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- landor — Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- landry — Thomas Wade ("Tom") 1924–2000, U.S. football player and coach.
- landus — Lando.
- langar — A free meal served by a religion, particularly Sikhism or Sufism.
- langer — Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- langur — any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- lanier — Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanked — Simple past tense and past participle of lank.
- lanker — (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
- lankly — In a lank way.
- lanner — a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- lanose — lanate.
- lansat — langsat.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lao zi — ?604–?531 bc, Chinese philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism and the author of the Tao-te Ching
- laogai — the system of forced-labor camps, prisons, etc., in China.
- laotzu — 6th cent. b.c.; Chin. philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism
- lap up — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- lapdog — a small pet dog that can easily be held in the lap.
- lapels — Plural form of lapel.
- laperm — a breed of medium-sized curly-haired cat with large ears
- lapful — as much as the lap can hold.