6-letter words starting with l
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- lauren — a female given name.
- lauric — of or derived from lauric acid.
- laurie — a female given name, form of Laura.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
- lauter — To subject to lautering.
- lauzon — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence.
- lavabo — Ecclesiastical. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12. the passage recited. the small towel or the basin used.
- lavage — a washing.
- lavash — a large, leavened flatbread from Armenia.
- laveer — to sail windward
- lavern — Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- lavers — Plural form of laver.
- laving — to wash; bathe.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lawers — Plural form of lawer.
- lawful — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawing — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- lawman — an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.
- lawmen — Plural form of lawman.
- lawned — Provided with a lawn.
- lawson — of or relating to a style of overstuffed sofa or chair that is boxy in shape, with square back and seat cushions and broad, square or rounded arms that are lower in height than the back: a Lawson sofa.
- lawton — a city in SW Oklahoma.
- lawyer — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- 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.
- lay by — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lay in — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay to — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay up — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lay-by — British. (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait.
- lay-up — Basketball. a shot with one hand from a point close to the basket, in which a player shoots the ball toward the basket, often off the backboard.
- layard — Sir Austen Henry [aw-stuh n] /ˈɔ stən/ (Show IPA), 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.
- layers — A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
- laying — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layman — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- laymen — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layoff — the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
- layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- laysan — an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.
- layton — a town in N Utah.
- lazars — Plural form of lazar.
- lazear — Jesse William, 1866–1900, U.S. physician and bacteriologist.
- lazied — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- lazier — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.