8-letter words containing a, l, m, i
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- limitate — Bounded by a distinct line.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linksman — a person who plays golf; golfer.
- lip balm — salve for the lips
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipaemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lippmann — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1845–1921, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1908.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- machilid — jumping bristletail.
- machinal — Of, or pertaining to machines.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- magickal — Involving, or pertaining to, magick (in modern occultism).
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- mail car — a railroad car for carrying mail.
- mail hub — mail server
- mail out — If someone mails out things such as letters, leaflets, or bills, they send them to a large number of people at the same time.
- mail van — a small or medium-sized road vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc
- mail-out — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailable — legally acceptable as mail, as in terms of content, size, or weight.
- mailbags — Plural form of mailbag.
- mailboat — a boat for transporting mail.
- mailbomb — Alternative form of mail bomb.
- mailclad — Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armour.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- mailgram — a telegram sent to a post office and subsequently printed and delivered by the post office to the addressee
- mailings — Plural form of mailing.
- maillart — Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1872–1940, Swiss engineer.
- maillots — Plural form of maillot.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.