6-letter words containing x, l
- flexus — (astronomy, geology) A low, curvilinear ridge with a scalloped pattern.
- fluxed — Simple past tense and past participle of flux.
- fluxes — a flowing or flow.
- foxily — In a foxy manner.
- galaxy — Astronomy. a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. (usually initial capital letter) Milky Way.
- hallux — the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
- huxley — Aldous (Leonard) [awl-duh s] /ˈɔl dəs/ (Show IPA), 1894–1963, English novelist, essayist, and critic.
- implex — the point where muscles are attached to the integument of an arthropod
- inflex — To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
- influx — act of flowing in.
- isolex — an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found
- klaxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- larnax — a coffin made of terracotta
- larynx — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lastex — a type of yarn which is wound around with rayon, nylon, silk or cotton threads
- laxalt — Paul, born 1922, U.S. politician: senator 1974–87.
- laxism — (in Roman Catholic theology) the doctrine that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- laxist — (in Roman Catholic theology) a casuist who believes that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
- ledoux — Claude-Nicolas [klohd-nee-kaw-lah] /kloʊd ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1736–1806, French architect.
- lenexa — a city in NE Kansas.
- lennox — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- leo ix — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- leo xi — (Alessandro de'Medici) 1535–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1605.
- lexell — Astronomy. a comet that passed closer to the earth than any other comet (1770), but now has an orbit that is too distant from the earth for it to be observed.
- lexeme — a lexical unit in a language, as a word or base; vocabulary item.
- lexica — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- li xue — Li Hsüeh.
- lu xun — (Zhou Shuren) 1881–1936, Chinese writer.
- lummix — lummox.
- lummox — a clumsy, stupid person.
- luxate — to put out of joint; dislocate: The accident luxated the left shoulder.
- luxian — former name of Luzhou.
- luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- lynxes — Plural form of lynx.
- lynxos — A POSIX compliant real-time operating system from Lynx Real-Time Systems. It has a Unix-like interface to application programs.
- ml-lex — A version of lex in SML/NJ which outputs a lexical analyser in SML/NJ.
- nextly — most nearly or closely
- nuxalk — a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia
- oxalic — of or derived from oxalic acid.
- oxalis — any plant of the genus Oxalis, comprising the wood sorrels.
- oxisol — a thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics, largely depleted in the minerals that promote fertility, and characteristic of the Amazon and Congo basins.
- oxlike — the adult castrated male of the genus Bos, used chiefly as a draft animal.
- oxtail — the skinned tail of an ox or steer, used as an ingredient in soup, stew, etc.
- oxymel — a medicinal syrupy mixture of vinegar, honey and water
- plexal — of or relating to a plexus.
- plexor — Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.
- plexus — a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- poleax — a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
- pollex — the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.