5-letter words starting with la
- larch — any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- lards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lard.
- lardy — like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry.
- laree — lari.
- lares — (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- largo — a largo movement.
- larid — (zoology) Any member of the Laridae.
- laris — Plural form of lari.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larky — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- larne — a district of NE Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 30 948 (2003 est). Area: 336 sq km (130 sq miles)
- larry — a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- larsa — an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- larum — alarum.
- larva — Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- larve — Dated form of larva.
- lased — Simple past tense and past participle of lase.
- laser — a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lase.
- lasik — a surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which a laser is used to remove inner layers of corneal tissue.
- laski — Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lasky — Jesse Louis, 1880–1958, U.S. film producer.
- lassa — 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.
- lassi — an Indian beverage of yogurt or buttermilk, water, and spices, often with the addition of fruit or sweetener.
- lasso — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lassu — the slow section of a csárdás folk dance
- lassy — Chiefly Scots Variant of lassie.
- lasts — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
- latah — a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- latam — Latin America
- latch — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lated — belated.
- laten — to (cause to) become late
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lates — Plural form of late.
- latex — a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- lathe — a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- lathi — a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- laths — Plural form of lath.
- lathy — lathlike; long and thin.
- latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latka — Alternative spelling of latke.
- latke — a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- laton — Alternative form of latten.
- latte — Also called caffè latte [kaf-ey lah-tey; Italian kahf-fe laht-te] /ˈkæf eɪ ˈlɑ teɪ; Italian ˈkɑf fɛ ˈlɑt tɛ/ (Show IPA). hot espresso with steamed milk, usually topped with foamed milk.
- latus — (medicine) Flank.
- lauan — Philippine mahogany.
- lauda — Niki (ˈnɪki). born 1949, Austrian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion 1975, 1977, 1984
- lauds — to praise; extol.