8-letter words containing l, h, e, r
- larouche — Lyndon H., Jr. born 1922, U.S. economist and politician.
- 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
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.
- le havre — a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine.
- leathern — made of leather.
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lechered — Simple past tense and past participle of lecher.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- linisher — a machine that polishes and makes the surface of a material smooth using a moving belt coated in an abrasive material
- 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.
- litherly — crafty, cunning, or mischievous
- liverish — resembling liver, especially in color.
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- lurchers — Plural form of lurcher.
- 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.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- malherbe — François de (frɑ̃swa də). 1555–1628, French poet and critic. He advocated the classical ideals of clarity and concision of meaning
- melchers — Gari [gair-ee] /ˈgɛər i/ (Show IPA), 1860–1932, U.S. painter.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- motherly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother; maternal: motherly solicitude.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- overhaul — to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
- overhold — to value too highly
- overholy — too holy
- overlush — excessively lush
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- pearlash — commercial potassium carbonate.
- pleather — a synthetic leather
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- porthole — a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- prechill — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- ragwheel — a chain or sprocket wheel
- railhead — the farthest point to which the rails of a railroad have been laid.
- rakehell — a licentious or dissolute man; rake.
- ramphele — Mamphela. born 1947, Black South African political activist: partner of Steve Biko; a director of the World Bank (2000–04); founded the political party Agang (2013)