8-letter words containing a, m, l
- smallboy — the steward's assistant or deputy steward in European households in W Africa
- smallens — Alexander, 1889–1972, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Russia.
- smallest — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- smallish — rather small.
- smallpox — an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs.
- smallsat — a small communications satellite
- smallvdm — (tool)
- smaltine — a white mineral ore of cobalt
- smaltite — a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- smarmily — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
- smokable — suitable for being smoked.
- solarism — the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- solatium — something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- solo man — an early human being of the upper Pleistocene, known from skull fragments found in Java.
- somalian — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- somedeal — somewhat.
- soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- soulmate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- spellman — Francis Joseph, Cardinal, 1889–1967, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1939–67.
- st. malo — a fortified seaport in NW France, on the Gulf of St. Malo: resort; surrendered by German forces August 1944.
- stalagma — a stalagmite
- stallman — a person who runs a bookstall or similar stall
- stamboul — Istanbul
- staminal — of or relating to stamina or endurance.
- staumrel — stupid; half-witted.
- steelman — a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
- stillman — a man who is employed to operate a still
- stomatal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a stoma.
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- summable — capable of being added.
- sun lamp — a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- symplast — the continuous system of protoplasts, linked by plasmodesmata and bounded by the cell wall
- tablemat — a small mat used on a table to protect the surface of the table from the plate and from food
- tablinum — (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
- taillamp — the rear light of a motor vehicle
- talesman — a person summoned as one of the tales.
- talisman — a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- talktime — the amount of time for which a subscriber can use a mobile-phone network
- tallyman — a person who tallies or keeps account of something.
- talmudic — of or relating to the Talmud.
- tameable — able to be tamed.
- tameless — untamed or untamable.
- tantalum — a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and apparatus. Symbol: Ta; atomic weight: 180.948; atomic number: 73; specific gravity: 16.6.
- telegram — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- telemann — Georg Philipp [gey-awrk fee-lip,, fil-ip] /geɪˌɔrk ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA), 1681–1767, German composer.
- telemark — a turn in which a skier places one ski far forward of the other and gradually angles the tip of the forward ski inward in the direction to be turned.
- template — a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.