10-letter words starting with la
- laundrette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lauraceous — belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- laureation — The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
- laurel oak — an oak, Quercus laurifolia, of the southeastern U.S., found in moist areas and having shiny dark green leaves.
- laurentian — of or relating to the St. Lawrence River.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lauter tub — a tank for draining off and filtering the wort from grain mash.
- lavalliere — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lavatorial — Relating to or resembling lavatories.
- lavatories — Plural form of lavatory.
- laverbread — laver seaweed fried as a breakfast food; popular in Wales
- laviscious — (nonstandard) Lascivious.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- law centre — an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public
- law courts — a body which adjudicates legal disputes and attempts to administer justice in accordance with the law
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- law of war — rules or a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war.
- law school — university where law degrees are taught
- lawbreaker — a person who breaks or violates the law.
- lawfulness — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawn chair — a chair or chaise longue designed for use out of doors.
- lawn mower — a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.
- lawn party — garden party.
- lawnmowers — Plural form of lawnmower.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lawrentian — of, relating to, or characteristic of D. H. Lawrence, his works, or his ideas.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- lay aboard — (formerly) to move alongside a warship to board it
- lay an egg — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- lay before — If you lay an idea or piece of information before someone, you present it to them in detail, usually in order to obtain their approval or advice.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lay reader — a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor.
- lay-people — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- layer cake — a cake made in layers, with a cream, jelly, or other filling between them.
- lazarettos — Plural form of lazaretto.
- lazy sml2c — A lazy version sml2c. Portable, written in SML. Language extensions include first-class continuations, asynchronous signal handling. E-mail: <[email protected]>. ftp://dravido.soar.cs.cmu.edu/usr/nemo/sml2c.
- lazy susan — a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.