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8-letter words containing l, e, s, n

  • spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
  • spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
  • spangler — a person who spangles
  • spanglet — a little spangle
  • spanless — impossible to span
  • spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
  • spelaean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
  • spelling — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
  • spellman — Francis Joseph, Cardinal, 1889–1967, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1939–67.
  • spendall — a spendthrift
  • spengler — Oswald [oz-wawld;; German aws-vahlt] /ˈɒz wɔld;; German ˈɔs vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1880–1936, German philosopher.
  • spillane — Mickey (Frank Morrison) 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist.
  • spindled — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
  • spindler — a person who spindles
  • spinless — having no spin
  • splendid — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
  • splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
  • splenium — a structure in the brain
  • splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
  • splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • sprangle — to struggle or sprawl with limbs spread out wide
  • sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
  • spyplane — a military aeroplane used to spy on an enemy
  • squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
  • stealing — Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
  • steeling — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
  • steelman — a person engaged in the steelmaking business.
  • stellion — an olive-green Mediterranean lizard with black star-shaped spots, belonging to the family Stellionidae
  • stendhal — (Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
  • stenlock — a coal fish, Merlangus carbonarius
  • sterling — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
  • 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)
  • stonefly — any of numerous dull-colored primitive aquatic insects of the order Plecoptera, having a distinctive flattened body shape: a major food source for game fish, especially bass and trout, which makes them popular as models for fishing flies.
  • strangle — to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
  • subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
  • suddenly — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
  • suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
  • sullenly — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
  • sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
  • sun belt — the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
  • supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
  • supinely — lying on the back, face or front upward.
  • svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
  • svetlana — a female given name.
  • swelinck — Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.
  • swelling — the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
  • swindled — (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.
  • swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
  • sylvaner — a white grape grown in the Alsace region of France and in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.
  • sylviine — (of a bird) belonging to the subfamily Sylviinae
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