8-letter words containing l, e, n, s
- landseer — Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- landside — the part of a plow consisting of a sidepiece opposite the moldboard, for guiding the plow and resisting the side pressure caused by the turning of the furrow.
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- lankness — The property of being lank.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- lansdale — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- lanterns — Plural form of lantern.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- lastness — The quality of being or coming last; finality.
- lateness — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leadsman — a sailor who sounds with a lead line.
- leadsmen — Plural form of leadsman.
- leanings — Plural form of leaning.
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- learners — Plural form of learner.
- leaseman — a person who leases land and obtains the rights to its use, especially oil-drilling rights.
- leasings — Plural form of leasing.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- lebanese — of or relating to Lebanon or its natives or inhabitants.
- lecterns — Plural form of lectern.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leggings — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- leinster — a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- lemmings — Plural form of lemming.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- lendings — Plural form of lending.
- leninism — the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- leninist — of or relating to Lenin or to Leninism.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- lensings — Plural form of lensing.
- lensless — Without a lens or lenses.
- lentisks — Plural form of lentisk.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- lesbians — Plural form of lesbian.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessened — to become less.
- lessness — (philosophy) The state or condition of being less.
- lessoned — Simple past tense and past participle of lesson.