7-letter words starting with la
- lavigne — Avril. born 1984, Canadian rock singer and songwriter; her recordings include Let Go (2002), Under My Skin (2004) and The Best Damn Thing (2007)
- lavinia — Roman Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas.
- lawbook — a book consisting or treating of laws, legal issues, or cases that have been adjudicated.
- lawfare — the use of the law by a country against its enemies, esp by challenging the legality of military or foreign policy
- lawfull — Archaic spelling of lawful.
- lawless — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- lawlike — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- lawsone — (organic compound) 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, the colouring principle of henna.
- lawsuit — a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law.
- lawyers — Plural form of lawyer.
- laxator — (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part.
- laxness — Halldór Kiljan [hahl-dohr kil-yahn] /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.
- lay day — Commerce. one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.
- lay for — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay low — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- lay off — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layamon — flourished c1200, English poet and chronicler.
- layaway — layaway plan.
- layback — Figure Skating. a spin, usually performed by a woman, in which the upper body is arched backward and the free leg lifted and turned out from the hip.
- laydeez — a jocular spelling of ladies, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent
- laydown — a hand held by a declarer that is or can be played with all cards exposed because no action by the opponents can prevent the declarer from taking the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
- layer 1 — physical layer
- layer 2 — data link layer
- layer 3 — network layer
- layer 4 — transport layer
- layer 5 — session layer
- layer 6 — presentation layer
- layer 7 — application layer
- layered — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- layette — an outfit of clothing, bedding, etc., for a newborn baby.
- layoffs — Plural form of layoff.
- layouts — Plural form of layout.
- layover — stopover.
- laytime — the period of time allowed by a shipowner to a carrier to carry out cargo loading or discharging operations
- lazaret — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- laziest — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazying — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazyish — Somewhat lazy.