8-letter words containing l, e, n, a
- dunleary — a port in E Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay. Pop: 24 447 (2002)
- duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- eastland — James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
- eastlins — in an eastward direction
- ecotonal — Relating to ecotones.
- eggplant — a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.
- el aaiún — a city in Western Sahara, controlled by Morocco: the capital of the former Spanish Sahara; port facilities for rich phosphate deposits nearby. Pop: 197 000 (2005 est)
- el cajon — city in S Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 95,000
- el minya — a city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop: 225 000 (2005 est)
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elapsing — Present participle of elapse.
- elastane — An elastic polyurethane material, used for hosiery, underwear, and other close-fitting clothing.
- elaterin — An extract from the juice of the fruit of Ecballium elaterium (the squirting cucumber), used as a purgative.
- elations — Plural form of elation.
- elegance — The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner; style.
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- elephant — A heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- elongate — Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.
- emailing — Present participle of email.
- emblazon — Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.
- emendals — funds put aside for repairs
- emmanuel — a masculine name: dim. Manny; var. Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel
- empanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empanel.
- en clair — in ordinary language; not in cipher
- enablers — Plural form of enabler.
- enabling — software enabling
- enallage — (uncountable, rhetoric) Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
- enameled — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- enameler — A person who applies enamel, especially a craftsman who applies decorative enamel.
- enclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enclave.
- enclaves — Plural form of enclave.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- endplate — any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- enfilade — A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- engrails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrail.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- enlargen — To enlarge.
- enlarger — An apparatus for enlarging or reducing negatives or positives.
- enlarges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlarge.
- enplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of enplane.
- enplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enplane.
- ensample — (obsolete) To exemplify, to show by example.
- ensilage — The process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder.
- enslaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enslave.
- enslaver — One that enslaves.
- enslaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enslave.
- ensnarls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensnarl.