8-letter words containing l, a, p, s
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- espalier — A fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
- examples — Plural form of example.
- explains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain.
- explants — Plural form of explant.
- feldspar — any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flapless — not having a flap or flaps
- flappers — something broad and flat used for striking or for making a noise by striking.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flattops — Plural form of flattop.
- fleapits — Plural form of fleapit.
- fly-past — a ceremonial flight of aircraft over a given area
- flyspray — a liquid used to destroy flies and other insects, sprayed from an aerosol
- flytraps — Plural form of flytrap.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- galumphs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph.
- glaspell — Susan, 1882–1948, U.S. novelist and dramatist.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grapples — Plural form of grapple.
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- heeltaps — Plural form of heeltap.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- kalispel — a Salishan language used by the Flathead Indians of Montana and by some neighboring tribes in Idaho and the western part of Washington.
- kamloops — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- l-shaped — having the shape of the letter L
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampless — Without a lamp or lamps; unlit.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- lamppost — a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow