8-letter words containing a, l, r, m
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- jamalpur — a city in N Bangladesh.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- labarums — Plural form of labarum.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laburnum — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- lacrimal — lachrymal (defs 1–3).
- lacrymal — Alternative spelling of lachrymal.
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
- lamberts — Plural form of lambert.
- lamellar — referring to a lamella or lamellae.
- lamenter — One who laments.
- lamister — lamster.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- landmark — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- lararium — (in an ancient Roman home) a shrine for the Lares.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- law term — an expression or word used in law
- lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- 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).
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- luhrmann — Baz (Mark Anthony). born 1962, Australian film director and screenwriter; his films include Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo and Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001), Australia (2008), and The Great Gatsby (2013)
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- mackerel — a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- macrural — (zoology) macrurous.
- 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.
- mail car — a railroad car for carrying mail.
- 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
- maillart — Robert [raw-ber] /rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1872–1940, Swiss engineer.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.