8-letter words containing a, s, m, l
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- dualisms — Plural form of dualism.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- emailers — Plural form of emailer.
- emendals — funds put aside for repairs
- emeralds — A bright green precious stone consisting of a chromium-rich variety of beryl.
- empanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empanel.
- emulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulate.
- ensample — (obsolete) To exemplify, to show by example.
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- equalism — Any of several forms of egalitarianism (advocacy of equality) concerned with establishing sexual, racial, class or other equality.
- examples — Plural form of example.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- fabulism — (literature) A form of magic realism in which fantastical elements are placed into an everyday setting.
- fameless — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- familism — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- familist — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- fatalism — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- filmstar — Alternative spelling of film star.
- finalism — the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- fishmeal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fleasome — having fleas; flea-ridden
- flotsams — Plural form of flotsam.
- foamless — Without foam.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- formulas — (informal) Plural form of formula.
- galenism — the medical system or principles of Galen.
- galumphs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph.
- gamblers — Plural form of gambler.
- gambrels — Plural form of gambrel.
- gamelans — Plural form of gamelan.
- gaullism — a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- gaumless — gormless.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.
- gumballs — Plural form of gumball.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- halmstad — a seaport in SW Sweden.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.