8-letter words containing l, a, s, c
- halluces — the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- hatchels — Plural form of hatchel.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- icefalls — Plural form of icefall.
- jacklegs — Plural form of jackleg.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- la scala — the chief opera house in Italy, in Milan (opened 1776)
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- laceless — (of shoes, basketballs, etc.) Without laces.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- laciness — a lacy quality or state
- lacinias — Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- lactates — Plural form of lactate.
- lacteals — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- lancings — Plural form of lancing.
- lattices — Plural form of lattice.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- laybacks — Plural form of layback.
- legacies — Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lifecast — a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.
- 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.
- locators — Plural form of locator.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- locustal — of or relating to locusts
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- mashloch — (Scotland, obsolete) A type of low-quality bread made from flour and other grains.