8-letter words containing a, n, s, e
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- lameness — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- landless — without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
- landseer — Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- landside — the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- lankness — The property of being lank.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- lansdale — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- lanterns — Plural form of lantern.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- lastness — The quality of being or coming last; finality.
- lateness — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leadsman — a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- leadsmen — Plural form of leadsman.
- leanings — Plural form of leaning.
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- learners — Plural form of learner.
- leaseman — a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.
- leasings — Plural form of leasing.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- lebanese — of or relating to Lebanon or its natives or inhabitants.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- lesbians — Plural form of lesbian.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- 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.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- litanies — Plural form of litany.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- lorestan — Luristan.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.