6-letter words containing la
- delany — Martin Robinson, 1812–85, U.S. physician, army officer, and political reformer: leader of the black nationalist movement.
- delate — (formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach
- delays — Plural form of delay.
- delila — (genetics) DEoxyribonucleic-acid LIbraryLAnguage. Software for extracting fragments from sequences of DNA.
- dellas — a female given name, form of Delia.
- dewlap — a loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc
- dhokla — A food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming and typically eaten in India.
- dholak — A dhol, especially a relatively small one.
- dilate — to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- djilas — Milovan [mee-law-vahn] /ˈmi lɔ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Yugoslavian political leader and author, born in Montenegro.
- dollar — a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- doolan — a Roman Catholic
- douala — a seaport in W Cameroon.
- doulas — Plural form of doula.
- dowlas — a coarse linen or cotton cloth.
- dumela — hello; good morning
- dunlap — William, 1766–1839, U.S. dramatist, theatrical producer, and historian.
- earlap — earflap.
- eclair — a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- elaine — a feminine name
- elance — (transitive, archaic) To throw like a lance; to hurl.
- elands — Plural form of eland.
- elanet — any of four species of diurnal bird of prey of the genus Elanus and of the family Accipitridae
- elapid — (zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes.
- elapse — (of time ) pass or go by.
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- elater — That which elates.
- elates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elate.
- elazig — city in EC Turkey: pop. 218,000
- elbląg — a port in N Poland: metallurgical industries. Pop: 129 000 (2005 est)
- embola — Plural form of embolon.
- enlace — Entwine or entangle.
- enlard — To cover or dress with lard or grease.
- erlang — (communication) A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.
- exclam — (grammar) abbreviation of exclamation.
- facula — an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface.
- fal la — fa-la.
- fallal — a bit of finery; a showy article of dress.
- fallax — (obsolete) cavillation; petty criticism.
- favela — a shantytown in or near a city, especially in Brazil; slum area.
- fecula — fecal matter, especially of insects.
- fellah — a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc.
- fellas — Plural form of fella.
- ferula — Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family, chiefly of the Mediterranean region and central Asia, generally tall and coarse with dissected leaves, many of the Asian species yielding strongly scented, medicinal gum resins.
- fibula — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- filate — threadlike.
- finlay — Carlos Juan [kahr-lohs wahn] /ˈkɑr loʊs wɑn/ (Show IPA), 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.
- flabby — hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
- flacks — Plural form of flack.
- flacon — a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.