8-letter words containing a, l, b, o, r
- ear lobe — the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- earlobes — Plural form of earlobe.
- erodable — Capable of being eroded.
- exorable — Capable of being moved or persuaded.
- fordable — a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- forkball — a pitch thrown with the ball inserted between the index and middle fingers, causing it to dip sharply near home plate.
- formable — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- formably — formally
- fourball — a match for two pairs in which each player uses his own ball, the better score of each pair being counted at every hole
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- globular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- growable — able to be cultivated or grown
- hardboil — Alternative form of hard-boil.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- laborers — Plural form of laborer.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laborist — A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
- laborite — a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- laborous — Obsolete form of laborious.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
- labrador — a peninsula in NE North America surrounded by Hudson Bay, the Atlantic, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, containing the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec. 510,000 sq. mi. (1,320,900 sq. km).
- lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one's lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle.
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- libatory — relating to libation
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- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- low-carb — containing few or fewer carbohydrates: a low-carb diet.
- marlboro — a city in E Massachusetts.
- nonlabor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- oblatory — Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational.
- operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
- outbrawl — to defeat in a brawl
- panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
- parabola — a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2 px or x 2 = 2 py.
- parabole — a simile
- portable — portability
- portably — capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.