5-letter words containing l, i, n
- jilin — a province in NE China, N of the Yalu River. 72,201 sq. mi. (187,001 sq. km). Capital: Changchun.
- kilns — Plural form of kiln.
- klein — Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- kline — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- klint — Kaara (kɑːrə). 1888–1954, Danish furniture designer; founder of the contemporary Scandinavian style
- kylin — (in Chinese art) a mythical animal of composite form
- ladin — a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- laine — (Sussex) an area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
- laing — R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- lakin — Obsolete. ladykin.
- lamin — (protein) Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus.
- lanai — a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lapin — a rabbit.
- 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.
- lawin — a bill or reckoning
- layin — the act of dropping the ball into the basket while airborne
- lebni — A yoghurt-like dairy dish from the eastern Mediterranean region.
- lenin — V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenis — pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, and sh), which are fortis. Compare fortis (def 1).
- leoni — Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- levin — lightning.
- liana — any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liane — Archaic form of liana.
- liang — a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- liens — Plural form of lien.
- ligan — lagan.
- ligne — (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- liken — to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel.
- likin — (formerly in China) a provincial duty imposed on articles of trade that are in transit.
- liman — a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limen — threshold (def 4).
- limns — to represent in drawing or painting.
- limon — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- linac — linear accelerator.
- linch — A ledge; a right-angled projection.
- lincs — Lincolnshire
- linda — a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- lindi — a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- linds — Plural form of lind.
- lindy — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- linea — a seaport in S Spain, near Gibraltar.
- lined — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- linen — fabric woven from flax yarns.
- liner — something serving as a lining.
- lines — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- liney — full of or marked with lines.
- linga — Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- linge — (intransitive,UK,dialectal) To work hard; swink; dree.
- lingo — the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
- lings — Plural form of ling.