8-letter words containing l, a, o, u
- outcalls — Plural form of outcall.
- outcavil — to exceed in cavilling
- outclass — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outcrawl — to crawl further than or faster than
- outfable — to exceed in creating fables
- outfalls — Plural form of outfall.
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- outflare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- outflash — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- outfloat — to float longer than
- outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
- outgleam — to gleam more than
- outhauls — Plural form of outhaul.
- outlands — Exurbia: the country beyond the city.
- outlasts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlast.
- outlaugh — (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- outlawed — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
- outlawry — the act or process of outlawing.
- outleaps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap.
- outlearn — to exceed in learning
- outplace — to provide outplacement for.
- outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- outvalue — Be of greater value than.
- overhaul — to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- paludose — growing or living in marshes
- papulose — having papules
- patulous — open; gaping; expanded.
- pauldron — a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- petalous — having petals.
- plan out — organize in detail
- play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pliosaur — a large dinosaur with a short neck
- plumbago — graphite.
- polyuria — the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes, in certain nervous diseases, etc.
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- populate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- portugal — a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- postural — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- poulaine — a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- pourable — able to be poured
- pulsator — something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
- puzzolan — pozzolana.
- qualcomm — (company) A California-based technology company; their primary product is the OMNITRACS tractor-trailer-tracking system. They also develop the free and commercial versions of Eudora for Macintosh and IBM PC.
- quotable — able to be quoted or easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like: the most quotable book of the season.
- quotably — in a quotable manner
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- rio azul — an archaeological site in the jungles of northern Guatemala, where a 1500-year-old painted Mayan tomb was discovered intact in 1984.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.