4-letter words containing l, a
- flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
- flax — any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- flay — to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- flsa — Fair Labor Standards Act
- fnal — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Illinois, USA).
- foal — a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- fula — Fulani.
- gael — a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gail — a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
- gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
- galp — Lb archaic to gape; yawn.
- gals — Plural form of gal.
- galt — Alternative form of gault.
- gaol — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
- gaul — an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gcal — (text, tool) The Cambridge Phoenix equivalent of troff. So called because all Cambridge utilities were named after birds, GCAL was a "run off" equivalent, and Geococcyx californianus is the Latin name of the roadrunner. GCAL was eventually obsoleted by TeX. It is believed that even more obscure puns lurked in the depths of Phoenix. Perhaps it is better they stayed there.
- geal — (obsolete, or, Scotland) To congeal.
- gela — a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gila — a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- glad — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- glam — glamour.
- glia — neuroglia.
- goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- gula — Zoology. the upper part of the throat or gullet. the front or forward part of the neck.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- hal- — halo-
- hale — free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
- half — one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.
- halk — (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
- hall — Asaph [ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- halm — stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- halo — Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halp — (nonstandard, humorous) alternative spelling of help.
- hals — a male given name, form of Harold.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- harl — A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
- hasl — (language) SASL plus conditional unification.
- haul — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hila — Botany. the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta. the nucleus of a granule of starch.
- hola — (informal) hello, hi, hey.
- hula — a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- hyla — a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- ilea — Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ilia — the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.