9-letter words starting with la
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lampooned — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- lampposts — Plural form of lamppost.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- lampstand — a support for a light bulb
- lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- lancelets — Plural form of lancelet.
- lanceolar — (botany) lanceolate.
- lancewood — the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- lancinate — to stab or pierce.
- land bank — a banking association that engages in the financing of transactions in real property, especially in agricultural land.
- land crab — any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- land grab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- land lane — (in an ice floe) an opening that leads toward a shore.
- land line — a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
- land mass — geography: area of land
- land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- land rail — corn crake.
- land rain — a steady, heavy rain.
- land wind — land breeze.
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- land-mass — a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.
- land-poor — in need of ready money while owning much land.
- land-wind — a wind that comes from the land
- landaulet — an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open.
- landboard — a narrow board, with wheels larger than those on a skateboard, usually ridden while standing
- landdrost — the chief magistrate of a district
- landfalls — Plural form of landfall.
- landfills — Plural form of landfill.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landgrave — (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.
- landlines — Plural form of landline.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- landlords — Plural form of landlord.
- landmarks — Plural form of landmark.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landowska — Wanda [won-duh;; Polish vahn-dah] /ˈwɒn də;; Polish ˈvɑn dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself