8-letter words containing a, p, e, l
- heel-tap — a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.
- heeltaps — Plural form of heeltap.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helpable — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- helpmate — a companion and helper.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hypogeal — underground; subterranean.
- i-player — a service provided by the BBC, allowing its recently broadcast television programmes to be viewed over the internet
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- impleach — to intertwine
- in place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- kalispel — a Salishan language used by the Flathead Indians of Montana and by some neighboring tribes in Idaho and the western part of Washington.
- kalliope — calliope (def 2).
- keepable — able to be kept
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- kreplach — Jewish Cookery. turnovers or pockets of noodle dough filled with any of several mixtures, as kasha or chopped chicken livers, usually boiled, and served in soup.
- l-shaped — having the shape of the letter L
- la porte — a city in NW Indiana.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lampless — Without a lamp or lamps; unlit.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- lap belt — (in a motor vehicle) a seat belt secured to the framework of a seat and fastening across the lap of a driver or a passenger.
- lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one's lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle.
- lap-size — of a size to fit the lap: a lap-size chessboard.
- lapdance — Alternative spelling of lap dance.
- lapelled — Having lapels.
- lapidate — to pelt with stones.
- lappered — to clabber; curdle.
- lappeted — Simple past tense and past participle of lappet.
- lapsable — liable to lapse.
- lapsible — liable to lapse.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- larruped — Simple past tense and past participle of larrup.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- leaf gap — (in the stele of vascular plants) a break in the tissue of a stem around a leaf trace.
- leap day — February 29: the extra day added to the Gregorian calendar in leap year.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.