8-letter words containing l, e, t, h
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- knothole — a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- koheleth — the book of Ecclesiastes.
- la-chute — French La Chute. a novel (1957) by Albert Camus.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- latherer — in a barber's shop, a person who lathers the faces of customers for shaving
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- laugheth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'laugh'.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- leachate — a solution resulting from leaching, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating ground water: Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.
- leathern — made of leather.
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lecithal — having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- lecythis — any very tall tree of the genus Lecythis
- lecythus — (in ancient Greece) a vase with a narrow neck
- lefthand — Alternative form of left-hand.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- lekythus — lekythos.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- lengthly — Misspelled form of lengthy.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lethally — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- lie with — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- lightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten.
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- lightest — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- litherly — crafty, cunning, or mischievous
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- low tech — low-technology.
- low-tech — low-technology.
- lutheran — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lutherie — The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
- luthiers — Plural form of luthier.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- malthene — petrolene.
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- meddleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meddle.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.