6-letter words containing l, s
- assoil — to absolve; set free
- astely — the lack of a central cylinder or stele
- astral — Astral means relating to the stars.
- aswell — Archaic spelling of as well.
- aswirl — whirling
- asylee — a person who is granted asylum
- asylum — If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
- atolls — Plural form of atoll.
- avails — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- aviles — a port in Asturias, NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- avulse — to remove or take away by force
- awless — displaying no awe; unawed.
- azoles — Plural form of azole.
- b list — a category considered to be slightly below the most socially desirable
- bagels — Plural form of bagel.
- balers — Plural form of baler.
- balise — an electronic beacon used on a railway
- ballas — a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.
- ballsy — You can describe a person or their behaviour as ballsy if you admire them because you think they are energetic and brave.
- balots — Plural form of balot.
- balsam — Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes.
- balsas — river in SC Mexico, flowing into the Pacific: c. 450 mi (724 km)
- baltis — Plural form of balti.
- baluns — Plural form of balun.
- basalt — Basalt is a type of black rock that is produced by volcanoes.
- basely — morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly.
- basils — Plural form of basil.
- bastle — a fortified farmhouse built near to the Scottish–English border, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries
- baulks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- baylis — Lillian Mary. 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
- belies — to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
- belsen — a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)
- beltsy — a city in NW Moldavia, NW of Kishinev.
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- bessel — Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He made the first authenticated measurement of a star's distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics
- bilges — Nautical. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- birsle — (of food) the roasted surface
- bisley — a village in SE England, in Surrey: annual meetings of the National Rifle Association
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaise — a male given name.
- blashy — very rainy
- blast- — blasto-
- blasty — blustery
- blazes — (intensifier)
- bleaks — a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- blinds — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blinks — a small temperate portulacaceous plant, Montia fontana with small white flowers
- blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- blosim — Block-Diagram Simulator. A block-diagram simulator. "A Tool for Structured Functional Simulation", D.G. Messerschmitt, IEEE J on Selected Areas in Comm, SAC-2(1):137-147, 1984.
- blouse — A blouse is a kind of shirt worn by a girl or woman.