8-letter words containing e, t, i, o, l
- polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- regolith — mantle rock.
- relation — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- retailor — to make (clothing) suitable for a new person or purpose by changing the details
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- rootlike — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- selihoth — (used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- sillitoe — Alan. 1928–2010, British novelist. His best-known works include Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958) and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1959)
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- sodalite — a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- solidate — a parcel of land whose value is equal to a solidus
- solitude — the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
- solstice — Astronomy. either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- solutive — a solvent or laxative
- soterial — relating to salvation
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- stellion — an olive-green Mediterranean lizard with black star-shaped spots, belonging to the family Stellionidae
- stiletto — a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
- strobile — a reproductive structure characterized by overlapping scalelike parts, as a pine cone or the fruit of the hop.
- tailbone — the coccyx.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- taleggio — a square Italian soft cheese with a salt-covered rind
- teocalli — a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
- the soil — life and work on a farm; land
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- tholepin — thole1
- tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- toe clip — a device attached to a bicycle pedal that grips the front part of the rider's shoe to keep the foot from slipping off the pedal.
- toiletry — any article or preparation used in cleaning or grooming oneself, as soap or deodorant.
- toilette — toilet (defs 6, 8).
- toilinet — a type of quilting fabric which is a mix of wool and cotton or silk
- toilless — without toil or struggle
- toilsome — characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- tolidine — any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- tomblike — an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- ton-mile — a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- tonalite — an igneous rock found in the Italian Alps
- topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- topliner — so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news.
- tortelli — pasta that is folded around a filling and boiled
- totalize — to make total; combine into a total.
- toweling — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- trilobed — trilobate.
- triolein — olein (def 1).