4-letter words starting with la
- laps — the act of lapping liquid.
- lara — Brian Charles. born 1969,Trinidadian cricketer: scored 11,953 runs in 131 test matches (1990–2006) for the West Indies; holder of records for highest individual score in first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire, 1994) and for highest test innings (400 not out against England, 2004)
- larb — A popular Laotian or Thai spicy diced-meat salad with ground, chopped, or minced meat and vegetables.
- larc — long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception): the use of LARCs such as the intrauterine device, or IUD.
- lard — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- lare — (obsolete) lore; learning.
- lari — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lark — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- larn — (Northern England) especially (Geordie) To teach or to learn.
- larp — a type of role-playing game in which each participant assumes a particular character and acts out various scenarios at events which last for a predetermined time
- lars — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lart — Luser Attitude Re-adjustment Tool
- lasa — a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- lase — to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lash — an ocean-going vessel equipped with special cranes and holds for lifting and stowing cargo-carrying barges that can be sailed up inland waterways or into port facilities from offshore.
- lask — Diarrhoea (now only of animals).
- lass — a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lat. — latitude
- late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lath — 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.
- lati — latissimus dorsi.
- lats — a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- latu — an edible Asian seaweed, Caulerpa racemosa, with small green berry-like capsules
- latv — Latvia
- laud — to praise; extol.
- laue — Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lauf — a run in bobsleighing
- lauk — (British, dialectal, obsolete) altform lawks.
- lava — the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- lave — to wash; bathe.
- lavs — Plural form of lav.
- lavy — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Lavish; liberal.
- lawe — Obsolete spelling of law.
- lawl — (Internet) alternative spelling of lol.
- lawn — wireless local area network
- laws — Plural form of law.
- laya — (music) The term for tempo in Indian music.
- laye — Obsolete spelling of lay.
- layn — (Judaism) To read from the Torah scroll during a Jewish prayer service.
- lays — Plural form of lay.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.