8-letter words containing d, m, l
- ledgment — (architecture) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
- leechdom — a remedy
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lemuroid — lemurlike; of the lemur kind.
- leukemid — any cutaneous lesion that occurs in leukemia.
- liegedom — the state of being a liege
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- limbered — Simple past tense and past participle of limber.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- liminoid — (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- limiteds — Plural form of limited.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- limonoid — Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
- limpidly — In a limpid manner.
- limuloid — of, relating to, or resembling the king crab genus Limulus
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- 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).
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- lt comdr — Lieutenant Commander
- lumbered — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- machilid — jumping bristletail.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madelene — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- 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.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- mailclad — Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armour.
- 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.
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- maladapt — To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation.
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- maledict — accursed.
- malgrado — in spite of
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- mallards — Plural form of mallard.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.