5-Letter Words Containing: L,S

• the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

• a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

• in a shy or timid or bashful manner

• a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

• excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

• prompt willingness

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance

• lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

• avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

• move furtively

• A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.

• An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

• Sound made by a dolphin.

• The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.

• The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

• A pawl or similar catch.

• A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.

• The latch of a door.

• A kilometer.

• (usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.

• a slender graceful young woman

• an elemental being believed to inhabit the air

• your parents

• people in general (often used in the plural)