4-Letter Words Ending With L

a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

in a manner affording benefit or advantage

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

great coolness and composure under strain

increase in phase

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

a treasury for government funds

strip of feathers

deliver to an enemy by treachery

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

a person who lacks good judgment

pass away rapidly

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

United States feminist (1885-1977)

a statute in draft before it becomes law

a room where a prisoner is kept

morally objectionable behavior

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

a list of names

the shape of a bell

United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

something resembling a pool of liquid

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

the food served and eaten at one time

United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)

too improbable to admit of belief

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

informal terms for a (young) woman

a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

praise vociferously

provide with fuel

hit hard

a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare

United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

utter a sudden loud cry

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

become or cause to become obstructed

provide a cure for, make healthy again

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

darkened with overcast

a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

burn to charcoal

an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

draw slowly or heavily

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

someone who is morally reprehensible

British politician (1788-1850)

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

using speech rather than writing

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

emit long loud cries

United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

meat from a calf

wind around something in coils or loops

a small wooded hollow

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

make a thrusting forward movement

any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus

a blue-green color or pigment

a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

emit long loud cries

absent without permission

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

become gelatinous

aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

convert into a pollard

rounded like an egg