8-letter words containing l, a, m, i, n
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- landmine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- latinism — a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linksman — a person who plays golf; golfer.
- lippmann — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1845–1921, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1908.
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- machinal — Of, or pertaining to machines.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- mail van — a small or medium-sized road vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc
- mailings — Plural form of mailing.
- mainland — the largest of the Shetland Islands. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- mainsail — the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- maitland — Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- malarian — (dated) Relating to malaria; malarial.
- malawian — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- malibran — Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- malihini — a newcomer to Hawaii.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- malvinas — a female given name.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mandalic — Of, or pertaining to, a mandala.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandrill — a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
- mangling — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.