8-letter words containing i, l, e, o
- solecize — to commit a solecism
- solenoid — Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
- solfeggi — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solidare — an old coin
- solidate — a parcel of land whose value is equal to a solidus
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- solimoes — Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru.
- solingen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
- 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
- soredial — pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- soterial — relating to salvation
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- soutpiel — an English-speaking South African
- spoilage — the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
- 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).
- troilite — a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- trollies — trolley car.