8-letter words containing i, l
- ad litem — (formerly, esp of a guardian) appointed for a lawsuit
- adelaide — the capital of South Australia: Port Adelaide, 11 km (7 miles) away on St Vincent Gulf, handles the bulk of exports. Pop: 1 225 235 (2011)
- adlerian — of or relating to Alfred Adler or his ideas
- adlibbed — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- admirals — Plural form of admiral.
- adroitly — expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- adularia — a white or colourless glassy variety of orthoclase in the form of prismatic crystals. It occurs in metamorphic rocks and is a minor gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8
- adultism — A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children).
- aecidial — relating to or resembling an aecidium
- aedicula — aedicule.
- aedicule — an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above
- aequalis — (grammar) The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to
- aerially — in an aerial manner
- aerofoil — a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade
- aerolite — a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
- aerolith — a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- aesculin — a chemical found in the bark of horse-chestnut trees
- aestival — of or occurring in summer
- afebrile — without fever
- affinely — In an affine manner.
- affixial — relating to an affix
- afflicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict.
- agential — pertaining to an agent or agency.
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- aglimmer — glimmering
- aglisten — refulgent; glistening.
- aglitter — sparkling; glittering
- aglossia — congenital absence of the tongue
- agricola — Gnaeus Julius (ˈniːəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs) 40–93 ad, Roman general; governor of Britain who advanced Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth
- aguelike — as if suffering from fever
- aguishly — in an aguish manner
- aiguille — a rock mass or mountain peak shaped like a needle
- ailerons — Plural form of aileron.
- ailments — Plural form of ailment.
- aimfully — in an aimful manner
- air ball — a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard
- air bell — Glassmaking. an air bubble formed in glass during blowing and often retained as a decorative element.
- air cell — Anatomy, Zoology, Botany. a cavity or receptacle containing air.
- air hole — a hole that allows the passage of air, esp for ventilation
- air lane — a route for travel by air; airway
- air lock — an airtight compartment, with adjustable air pressure, between places that do not have the same air pressure, as between the working compartment of a caisson and the outside
- air mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- air mile — nautical mile
- air plot — Aeronautics. the calculation of the ground position of an aircraft by first determining its air position from its speed in the air and heading information, and then correcting for wind effects.
- air plug — a plug making an airtight seal to a vent.
- air walk — a passageway connecting two structures well above the ground, usually made of transparent material.
- air well — an open shaft passing through the floors of a building for ventilation
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- air-line — straight; direct; traveling a direct route: Some railroads advertise air-line routes between stations.
- air-lock — to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend.