8-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- impleach — to intertwine
- impledge — to pledge
- imploded — Simple past tense and past participle of implode.
- implodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implode.
- implored — Simple past tense and past participle of implore.
- implorer — One who implores.
- implores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implore.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- implunge — to submerge
- impolder — to make into a polder; reclaim (land) from the sea
- impolite — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- impulsed — Simple past tense and past participle of impulse.
- impulses — Plural form of impulse.
- impurely — In an impure manner.
- impurple — Alternative form of empurple.
- in place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- interpel — (transitive, obsolete) To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with.
- interpol — an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.
- iphicles — a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- junkpile — A pile of junk; a scrapheap.
- 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).
- kelpfish — any of several blennies that are common among kelp. Compare kelp greenling.
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- kompiler — (language) An early system on the IBM 701. Versions: KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701, KOMPILER 3 for IBM 704.
- lap-size — of a size to fit the lap: a lap-size chessboard.
- lapidate — to pelt with stones.
- lapsible — liable to lapse.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- lepidote — covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots.
- leporide — a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- let slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lime pit — (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipaemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- liparite — a light-coloured, igneous rock made of quartz
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.