8-letter words containing e, y, l, s
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- holy see — Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.
- holyness — Alternative spelling of holiness.
- honestly — in an honest manner.
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- hushedly — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- hymnless — having no hymn
- in style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- insanely — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- jealousy — jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- juryless — Without a jury.
- keyholes — Plural form of keyhole.
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- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- layettes — Plural form of layette.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- lecythis — any very tall tree of the genus Lecythis
- lecythus — (in ancient Greece) a vase with a narrow neck
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- lekythus — lekythos.
- libertys — a town in W Missouri.
- loyalest — Superlative form of loyal.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lyricise — to write lyrics.
- lysander — died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- lysergic — Used in designation of lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- lysogens — Plural form of lysogen.
- lysogeny — the state of being lysogenic.
- lysosome — a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.
- lysozyme — an enzyme that is destructive of bacteria and functions as an antiseptic, found in tears, leukocytes, mucus, egg albumin, and certain plants.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- mersalyl — a salt of sodium, C13H16HgNNaO6, which was formerly used as a diuretic
- mesially — Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- mesylate — (organic chemistry) methanesulfonate.
- misstyle — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- modestly — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.