8-letter words containing a, l, i, e, n
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antileft — opposed to the left wing in politics
- antilife — opposed to living in harmony with the natural order
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antimale — opposed to men
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antliate — having an antlia
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- appeling — Present participle of appel.
- aquiline — If someone has an aquiline nose or profile, their nose is large, thin, and usually curved.
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- auntlike — similar to or like an aunt
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aureolin — a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- aventail — the movable front flap on a helmet
- axle-pin — a pin that holds an axle in place
- backline — (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- balinese — of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language
- balkline — a line at one end of a table from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made
- banalise — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banalize — to make banal
- bandfile — to file with a file band on a band mill or band saw.
- banlieue — a suburb of a city
- banville — Théodore de (teɔdɔr də). 1823–91, French poet, who anticipated the Parnassian school in his perfection of form and command of rhythm
- bar line — the vertical line marking the boundary between one bar and the next
- barnlike — resembling a barn
- baseline — The baseline of a tennis, badminton, or basketball court is one of the lines at each end of the court that mark the limits of play.
- bassline — (in jazz, rock, and pop music) the part played by the bass guitar
- beagling — hunting with beagle hounds.
- beamline — (physics) The line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator.
- beanlike — resembling a bean
- belizean — of or relating to Belize or its inhabitants
- bidental — a sacred place where lightning has struck
- biennale — an event occurring every two years
- biennial — A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
- bilander — a small two-masted cargo ship
- bilinear — of or referring to two lines
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- bindable — capable of being tied by a rope
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- bivalent — (of homologous chromosomes) associated together in pairs