8-letter words containing e, y, l
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.
- biweekly — A biweekly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks.
- biyearly — every two years; biennial or biennially
- bladdery — like a bladder
- blankety — a euphemism for any taboo word
- blantyre — a city in S Malawi: includes the former town of Limbe.
- blearily — (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
- blistery — having blisters, as paint or glass.
- blithely — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- bloomery — a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- blue jay — a common, crested North American jay (Cyanocitta cristata) with a blue upper body and head
- blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
- blue-sky — of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result
- blustery — Blustery weather is rough, windy, and often rainy, with the wind often changing in strength or direction.
- brazenly — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- breezily — abounding in breezes; windy.
- brindley — James. 1716–72, British canal builder, who constructed (1759–61) the Bridgewater Canal, the first in England
- brinkley — David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.
- bulldyke — a mannish lesbian
- bullseye — the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice.
- burghley — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)
- butylate — to introduce butyl into (a compound)
- butylene — any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure
- by-liner — a writer whose work is accompanied by a by-line
- bye-blow — by-blow (def 2).
- cableway — a system for moving people or bulk materials in which suspended cars, buckets, etc, run on cables that extend between terminal towers
- caecally — with relation to the caecum
- cajolery — persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- calendry — a place where calendering is carried out
- calotype — an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
- calyceal — calycine
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- calycule — an epicalyx
- calypter — a bastard wing or alula
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catalyze — If something catalyzes a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catolyte — the part of the electrolyte that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell
- cattleya — any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- cetology — the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- cheekily — impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
- cheerily — in good spirits; cheerful; happy.
- cheesily — in a cheesy manner
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner