8-letter words containing l, e, a, n
- angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angerful — Full of anger, expressing anger.
- anglaise — an old English country-dance.
- angledug — an earthworm
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- anglesey — an island and county of N Wales, formerly part of Gwynedd (1974–96), separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Administrative centre: Llangefni. Pop: 59 500 (2003 est). Area: 720 sq km (278 sq miles)
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angulate — having angles or an angular shape
- angulose — having angles
- anhedral — the downward inclination of an aircraft wing in relation to the lateral axis
- ankylose — (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
- annalise — record in annals
- annalize — to document in annals or historical records
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- annelida — the phylum comprising the annelids.
- annelids — Plural form of annelid.
- annulate — having, composed of, or marked with rings
- annulets — Plural form of annulet.
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulose — (of earthworms, crustaceans, and similar animals) having a body formed of a series of rings; segmented
- anquetil — Jacques [zhak] /ʒak/ (Show IPA), 1934–87, French cyclist with five victories (1957, 1961–64) in the Tour de France.
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- antelope — An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope.
- antennal — Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antenna.
- anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
- antileak — serving to prevent leaks
- antileft — opposed to the left wing in politics
- antilife — opposed to living in harmony with the natural order
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas
- antimale — opposed to men
- antipole — the opposite pole
- antlered — having antlers
- antliate — having an antlia
- anyplace — Anyplace means the same as anywhere.
- aphelion — the point in its orbit when a planet or comet is at its greatest distance from the sun
- apolunes — Plural form of apolune.
- appeling — Present participle of appel.
- appleton — Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947
- aquiline — If someone has an aquiline nose or profile, their nose is large, thin, and usually curved.
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- arsenals — Plural form of arsenal.
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- asternal — not connected or joined to the sternum
- atenolol — a type of beta-blocker that is taken by mouth and is used to treat angina and high blood pressure
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men