8-letter words containing i, s, o, a
- limassol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loaiasis — loiasis.
- localise — (transitive) alternative spelling of localize.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- localist — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- loessial — a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- lyonnais — a former province in E France.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- maillots — Plural form of maillot.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- mansions — Plural form of mansion.
- mao suit — an outfit worn in the People's Republic of China consisting of a Mao jacket and loose trousers.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- masaccio — (Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- masoning — Present participle of mason.
- masonite — A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.
- massicot — monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- mastoids — of or relating to the mastoid process.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- miasmous — miasmal
- miradors — Plural form of mirador.
- misallot — to allot wrongly
- misatone — to atone wrongly or improperly
- misogamy — hatred of marriage.
- missoula — a city in W Montana.
- mistcoat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mocassin — Alternative spelling of moccasin.
- moccasin — a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- monadism — the doctrine of monads as ultimate units of being.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- monastir — Bitola
- moonsail — a small sail carried high on the mast above the skysail
- moraines — Plural form of moraine.
- moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.