9-letter words starting with lu
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricity — oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness.
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- lucencies — shining.
- lucidness — the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible: She makes her argument with pointed logic and exemplary lucidity.
- luciferin — a pigment occurring in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that emits light when undergoing oxidation.
- lucifugus — Misspelling of lucifugous.
- lucius ii — (Gherardo Caccianemici dell' Orso) died 1145, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1144–45.
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- luckiness — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- lucky bag — a bag of mixed sweets, intended for children; the bag is transparent, so that you do not know exactly what it contains
- lucky dip — game: picking out random prize
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- lucubrate — to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
- lucullian — (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
- ludditism — a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
- ludically — in a ludic or playful manner
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- ludwig ii — German name of Louis II.
- luftwaffe — air force.
- lug screw — a small screw without a head
- lug-soled — (of a shoe, boot, etc.) having lugs on the sole, as to provide secure footing on rugged terrain.
- lullabied — Simple past tense and past participle of lullaby.
- lullabies — Plural form of lullaby.
- lullingly — In a way that lulls; soothingly.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumberman — a person who deals in lumber.
- lumbermen — Plural form of lumberman.
- lumberton — a city in S North Carolina.
- lumbrical — any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
- lumbricus — a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
- lunar day — a division of time that is equal to the elapsed time between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the moon.
- lunarnaut — an astronaut who travels or has travelled to the moon
- lunatical — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lunations — Plural form of lunation.
- lunch box — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
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