8-letter words containing l, e, s
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
- lambaste — to beat or whip severely.
- lamberts — Plural form of lambert.
- lameness — crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- lamister — lamster.
- lampless — Without a lamp or lamps; unlit.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- landless — without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
- 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.
- lap-size — of a size to fit the lap: a lap-size chessboard.
- lapsable — liable to lapse.
- lapsible — liable to lapse.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- largesse — generous bestowal of gifts.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- 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.
- lashless — Without eyelashes.
- lassalle — Ferdinand [fur-dn-and;; German fer-di-nahnt] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd;; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1825–64, German socialist and writer.
- 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.
- laterals — Plural form of lateral.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- lattices — Plural form of lattice.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- launches — Plural form of launch.
- launders — Plural form of launder.
- lausanne — a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- layettes — Plural form of layette.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leadless — Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20°C.