8-letter words containing a, d, l
- landwehr — (in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.
- langered — (slang, Ireland) extremely drunk.
- langland — William, 1332?–c1400, English poet.
- laniards — Plural form of laniard.
- lansdale — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- lanyards — Plural form of lanyard.
- laodamas — a son of Eteocles who defended Thebes against the Epigoni, killed Aegialeus, and was killed by Alcmaeon.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- lap-band — a device fitted around the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- lapdance — Alternative spelling of lap dance.
- lapelled — Having lapels.
- lapidary — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidate — to pelt with stones.
- lapidify — To become stone or stony.
- lapidist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lappered — to clabber; curdle.
- lappeted — Simple past tense and past participle of lappet.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- lard pig — a large type of pig used principally for lard
- lard-ass — a person having unusually large buttocks.
- larderer — a person in charge of a larder
- largando — allargando.
- largened — Simple past tense and past participle of largen.
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- latewood — Wood formed in a tree relatively late in the season.
- lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
- latticed — having a lattice or latticework.
- laudable — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudably — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- laudator — One who lauds.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- laureled — Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- lava bed — a large expanse of flat lava flows
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- law-hand — a style of handwriting used in old legal documents, especially in England.
- lawndale — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- lawyered — Simple past tense and past participle of lawyer.
- lay days — Commerce. one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazy bed — (in parts of Scotland and Ireland, formerly) a patch in which potatoes were cultivated by laying them on the surface and covering them with kelp and with soil from a trench on either side of the bed