6-letter words starting with la
- lasque — a thin, flat-cut diamond, often of irregular shape
- lass's — a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lasses — an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
- lassie — a young girl; lass.
- lassoo — Misspelling of lasso.
- lassos — Plural form of lasso.
- lassus — Roland de [roh-luh nd;; Flemish raw-lahnt] /ˈroʊ lənd;; Flemish ˈrɔ lɑnt/ (Show IPA), (Orlando di Lasso) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- lasted — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- laster — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
- lastex — a type of yarn which is wound around with rayon, nylon, silk or cotton threads
- lastly — in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
- lastol — A form of polyolefin where the olefin units are cross-linked synthetic polymers with low but significant crystallinity, composed of at least 95% by mass of ethylene and at least one other olefin unit, and where the fibre is substantially elastic and heat-resistant.
- lateen — pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
- latent — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- laters — (slang) see you later; an expression used at parting.
- latest — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lathed — a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lathen — made of lath or laths
- lather — a worker who puts up laths.
- lathes — Plural form of lathe.
- lathis — Plural form of lathi.
- latigo — a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- latina — of or relating to females of Latin-American descent: My mother is Latina. She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.
- latino — of or relating to people of Latin-American descent: Latino business owners; Latino audiences; the Latino community; Latino immigrants.
- lation — (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- latish — somewhat or rather late.
- latium — a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- lative — (grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.
- latkes — Plural form of latke.
- latona — the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latour — Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /ʒɔrʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
- latria — the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latron — a bandit
- latten — a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latter — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lattes — Plural form of latte.
- latvia — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- lauded — to praise; extol.
- lauder — Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- laughs — Plural form of laugh.
- laught — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of laugh.
- laughy — tending to laugh a lot or to make people laugh a lot
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- lauren — a female given name.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- laurie — a female given name, form of Laura.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.