6 Letter Words That Start With LA

larder

Noun : A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

Noun : A food supply.

latter

Adjective : Relating to or being the second of two items.

Adjective : Near (or nearer) to the end.

Adjective : In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

lament

Noun : An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

Noun : A song expressing grief.

Verb : (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

launch

Verb : (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

Verb : (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

latent

Adjective : Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

Adjective : (pathology, of a virus) Remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

Adjective : (biology) Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

lavish

Adjective : Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

Adjective : Superabundant; excessive.

Adjective : (obsolete) Unrestrained, impetuous.

lacuna

Noun : (particularly anatomy) A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.

Noun : (microscopy) A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.

Noun : A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

ladder

Noun : A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).

Noun : (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.

Noun : (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

laurel

Noun : Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

Noun : A crown of laurel.

Noun : (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.

labour

Noun : Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.

Noun : That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.

Noun : (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

lawyer

Noun : A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

Noun : A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

Noun : (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.

layout

Noun : A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.

Noun : A plan for such arrangement.

Noun : The act of laying out something.

lay off

Verb : (transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

Verb : (transitive, of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

Verb : (transitive, idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

labile

Adjective : Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.

Adjective : Apt or likely to change.

Adjective : (chemistry, of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).

lagoon

Noun : A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

lackey

Noun : A footman, a liveried male servant.

Noun : A fawning, servile follower.

Verb : (transitive) To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.

layman

Noun : Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

Noun : (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

Noun : A common person.

larynx

Noun : (anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

lariat

Noun : A lasso.

Noun : A tether.

Noun : (wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.

lancet

Noun : A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.

Noun : A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.

Noun : (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.

laying

Noun : the production of eggs (especially in birds

latest

Adjective : (now rare, poetic) Last, final.

Adjective : Most recent.

Verb : At the latest.

lately

Verb : Recently; not long ago; of late.

Verb : (slang) In a late manner; after-the-fact.

lather

Noun : (countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

Noun : (countable) A state of agitation.

lambda

Noun : The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.

Noun : (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength.

Noun : (physics) The cosmological constant.

lamina

Noun : a thin layer, plate, or scale of material

Noun : (anatomy) either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen

Noun : (botany) the flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet

lading

Noun : (countable) The action of loading.

Noun : (uncountable) Shipment, cargo, freight.

Noun : (figuratively) Burden.

laptop

Noun : (computing) A laptop computer.

Adjective : Designed for use on a lap.

lauded

Noun : Glorification or praise.

Noun : Hymn of praise.

Noun : (in the plural, also Lauds) A prayer service following matins.

layoff

Noun : (chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).

Noun : A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.

Noun : (Britain, soccer) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.

landau

Noun : A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.

Noun : (by extension) A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages.

Noun : A surname.

lancer

Noun : (military) A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon.

Noun : (entomology) Any of various Asian hesperiid butterflies of the genus Plastingia.

Noun : One who lances something.

lay out

Verb : (transitive) To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

Verb : (transitive) To arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).

Verb : (transitive) To explain; to interpret.

lascar

Noun : (now chiefly historical) A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.

Noun : (Anglo-Indian) A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman.

Noun : Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.

laxity

Noun : The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.

Noun : Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.

lassie

Noun : (chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Tyneside, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.

Noun : A name given to female dogs.

latino

Adjective : (chiefly US) Of Latin American descent, Hispanic.

Noun : (chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)

Noun : Alternative letter-case form of Latino [(chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)]

larvae

Noun : An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.

Noun : An animal in the aforementioned stage.

Noun : A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.

lardon

Noun : Alternative form of lardoon [A meat strip used for larding, especially salted pork.]

lapdog

Noun : Alternative spelling of lap dog. [(cynology) A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.]

lawful

Adjective : (law) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

Adjective : Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.

Adjective : (roleplaying games) Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.

lavage

Noun : A washing.

Noun : (medicine) A washing of a hollow organ.

Verb : (medicine) To wash a hollow organ

larrup

Verb : (transitive) To beat or thrash.

Noun : (countable) A blow or smack.

Noun : (uncountable) backchat or rudeness

ladies

Noun : (poker slang, Texas hold 'em) An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.

Noun : (Britain, euphemistic) A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

lavabo

Noun : (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory before handling the Eucharist.

Noun : (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest's hands following the ritual.

Noun : A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.

lavour

lazuli

Noun : Ellipsis of lapis lazuli. [(mineralogy) A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.]

lastly

Verb : (sequence) Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.

Verb : (discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.

laager

Noun : A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.

Noun : (military) A temporary formation of armoured vehicles for resupply.

Verb : (transitive) To arrange in a circular formation for defence.

labial

Adjective : (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

Adjective : (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

Adjective : (dentistry, of an incisor or canine) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.

lateen

Noun : (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

latina

Noun : A Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)

Adjective : Of Latin American descent and female.

Noun : A province of Lazio, Italy.

lammas

Noun : (England) A former festival held on 1st August celebrating the harvest.

Noun : (Scotland) 1st August, a quarter day.

Noun : (paganism) A modern pagan festival celebrated in early August celebrating the start of the grain harvest.

lapsed

Adjective : Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.

Adjective : (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.

Adjective : (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.

lander

Noun : One who lands, or who lands something.

Noun : A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.

Noun : (mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.

lashes

Noun : The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Noun : (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Noun : A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

lablab

Noun : Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially the hyacinth bean.

labels

Noun : A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

Noun : A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Noun : (music) A company that sells records.

laches

Noun : Negligence in one's duty.

Noun : (law) An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party.

Noun : A surname.

lappet

Noun : A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

Noun : (zoology) A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.

Noun : A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.

lauren

Noun : A unisex given name

Noun : A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence

Noun : A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.

laredo

Noun : A large city, the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States.

Noun : A city in north Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Noun : A town in Cantabria, Spain.

labrum

Noun : (entomology) The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.

Noun : (anatomy) Any of several lip-like projections.

Noun : A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath.

laguna

Noun : A province of the Philippines. Capital: Santa Cruz. Largest city: Calamba.

layers

Noun : A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

Noun : An item of clothing worn under or over another.

Noun : A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

lanate

Adjective : Covered in or composed of woolly hairs.

larsen

Noun : A surname from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin.

labium

Noun : (anatomy, usually in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.

Noun : (botany) The lip of a labiate corolla.

Noun : (entomology) A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.

lasher

Noun : One who whips or lashes.

Noun : A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

Noun : (UK) A weir in a river.

lauder

Noun : One who lauds (communicates high praises)

Noun : A follower of Archbishop William Laud

Noun : A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5347).

langur

Noun : Any of the Old World monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae, in the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).

Noun : A gibbon of the genus Hoolock.

langue

Noun : (linguistics) Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.

landed

Adjective : In possession of land.

Adjective : Consisting of land, especially with a single owner.

ladino

Noun : (US, Southeastern US, countable) A cunningly vicious, wild or unmanagable horse.

Noun : Trifolium repens (white clover).

Noun : A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.

lapine

Noun : A surname.

labove

lacing

Noun : That with which something is laced.

Noun : The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.

Noun : A beating as punishment; a hiding.

latvia

Noun : A country in North Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.

launce

Noun : sand eel, sand lance, fish of the family Ammodytidae

Noun : (obsolete) A balance.

Noun : Obsolete form of lance. [A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.]

larger

Adjective : large or big relative to something els

lakota

Noun : A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.

Noun : The language spoken by the Lakota.

Noun : A city and town in Iowa.

laddie

Noun : (Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.

lactic

Adjective : Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

Adjective : (biochemistry) Relating to, or producing, lactic acid.

latten

Noun : (archaic or historical) An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.

Noun : Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets.

labret

Noun : A body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.

lazily

Verb : In a lazy manner.

Verb : In a slow manner.

lachry

lambed

Noun : A young sheep.

Noun : (uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

Noun : (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.

lanugo

Noun : Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.

lanner

Noun : The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.

Noun : A village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).

Noun : A surname.

laymen

Noun : Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

Noun : (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

Noun : A common person.

larkin

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A number of places in the United States:

Noun : An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama.

lashed

Noun : The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

Noun : (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.

Noun : A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

lahore

Noun : The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located near Indian border on Ravi river

lawman

Noun : (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

Noun : (law, historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.

Noun : (law, Orkney and Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.

latria

Noun : (theology) The highest form of worship, named adoration, properly given to the triune God alone.

lay-by

Noun : (UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.

Noun : (UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.

Noun : (nautical) A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.

lagend

Noun : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovere

lamaze

Noun : Natural childbirth technique developed in the 1940s by French obstetrician Dr. Ferdinand Lamaze.

lagged

Adjective : Late.

Adjective : (obsolete) Last; long-delayed.

Adjective : Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.

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