8-letter words containing l, e, i, b, n
- knoblike — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- labeling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- leibnitz — Gottfried Wilhelm von [German gawt-freet vil-helm fuh n] /German ˈgɔt frit ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
- lesbians — Plural form of lesbian.
- libelant — a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- libeling — Law. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. the act or crime of publishing it. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- liberian — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- liebchen — A person who is very dear to another (often used as a term of endearment).
- lienable — capable of being made the subject of a lien
- lilburne — John. ?1614-57, English Puritan pamphleteer and leader of the Levellers, a radical group prominent during the Civil War
- linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
- linebred — produced by linebreeding.
- lobefins — Plural form of lobefin.
- lobeline — a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.
- mineable — capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- nail bed — the dermis and epidermis under a fingernail or toenail.
- nebulise — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- nebulium — a hypothetical element once thought to be present in emission nebulae because of certain unidentified spectral lines, now known to be forbidden transitions of oxygen and nitrogen ions.
- nebulize — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- nibblers — Plural form of nibbler.
- nibelung — any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nobelist — a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- nobelium — a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- openbill — Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.
- opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
- pebbling — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- pintable — a pinball machine
- plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- roebling — John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- sensibly — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- singable — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- stilbene — a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 4 H 1 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes (stilbene dyes)
- tailbone — the coccyx.
- tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- tensible — capable of being stretched; tensile.
- trebling — threefold; triple.
- unbelief — the state or quality of not believing; incredulity or skepticism, especially in matters of doctrine or religious faith.
- unbilled — having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination): a yellow-billed magpie.
- unboiled — not boiled
- unbridle — to remove the bridle from (a horse, mule, etc.).
- unedible — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
- unilobed — having or consisting of a single lobe, especially of the maxilla of an insect.
- unliable — legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action.