8-letter words containing a, l, o, n
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- homeland — one's native land.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hormonal — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- horntail — any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- iconical — Pertaining to or consisting of images or icons.
- illation — the act of inferring.
- in total — altogether
- inflator — to distend; swell or puff out; dilate: The king cobra inflates its hood.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- iraklion — a seaport in N Crete.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- ironical — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- isogonal — equiangular; isogonic.
- isolanis — Plural form of isolani.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- jambolan — an evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae family that is native to southern Asia and which produces a fruit that is edible and which is also used in alternative medicine
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- john law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- joinable — That can be joined.
- journall — Obsolete form of journal.
- journals — Plural form of journal.
- kabloona — a white man; a European.
- kaoliang — a variety of grain sorghum.
- karoline — a female given name.
- know-all — a know-it-all.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- 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.
- laconian — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- laconica — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.