5-letter words containing la
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- blanc — (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (lwi). 1811–82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- blart — to sound loudly and harshly
- blase — If you describe someone as blasé, you mean that they are not easily impressed, excited, or worried by things, usually because they have seen or experienced them before.
- blash — a heavy splash
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- blate — exhibiting corpselike qualities, for example a pallid tone, insensibility, or lack of spirits
- blatt — a newspaper
- blaud — a large amount
- blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
- bolar — of or relating to clay
- bolas — bola (def 1).
- boyla — an Aboriginal Australian magician or medicine-man
- bulla — a leaden seal affixed to a papal bull, having a representation of Saints Peter and Paul on one side and the name of the reigning pope on the other
- bylaw — A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
- calah — Biblical name of Kalakh.
- calas — Dumplings made with a deep-fried batter of rice, yeast, sugar, eggs, and flour, part of Creole cuisine.
- calla — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- carla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- celan — Paul, real name Paul Antschel. 1920–70, Romanian Jewish poet, writing in German, whose work reflects the experience of Nazi persecution
- cella — the inner room of a classical temple, esp the room housing the statue of a deity
- chela — a large pincer-like claw of such arthropods as the crab and scorpion
- chola — the conventional attire of Sikhs consisting of a long, loose shirt
- cilla — a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- clach — a stone
- clack — If things clack or if you clack them, they make a short loud noise, especially when they hit each other.
- clade — a group of organisms considered as having evolved from a common ancestor
- clads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clad.
- claes — (Scotland) clothes.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- clair — René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- clams — Plural form of clam.
- clane — Eye dialect of clean.
- clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- clank — When large metal objects clank, they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard.
- clans — Plural form of clan.
- claps — Plural form of clap.
- clapt — clap1
- clara — a feminine name: var. Clare, Clarice, Clarissa; equiv. Fr. Claire
- clare — a county of W Republic of Ireland, in Munster between Galway Bay and the Shannon estuary. County town: Ennis. Pop: 103 277 (2002). Area: 3188 sq km (1231 sq miles)
- clark — Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009
- claro — a mild light-coloured cigar
- clart — mud; dirt
- clary — any of several European plants of the genus Salvia, having aromatic leaves and blue flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.