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8-letter words containing l, i, a, t

  • stallion — an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
  • staminal — of or relating to stamina or endurance.
  • stapelia — any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
  • stapling — a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
  • starlike — of the shape of or like a star.
  • starling — a pointed cluster of pilings for protecting a bridge pier from drifting ice, debris, etc.
  • starlisp — *LISP
  • statical — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
  • staysail — any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts.
  • steadily — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
  • stealing — Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
  • sterical — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
  • stillage — a low platform on which goods are stored in a warehouse or factory to keep them off the floor, to aid in handling, etc. Compare skid (def 3).
  • stillman — a man who is employed to operate a still
  • stilyaga — (formerly, in the Soviet Union) a person, usually young, who adopted the unconventional manner and dress of some Western youth groups, as rockers or punk-rock fans.
  • stipular — of or like a stipule or stipules
  • straitly — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
  • strobila — the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
  • stunsail — studdingsail.
  • subtidal — of or relating to, inhabiting or existing in the region below the level of low tide, that is always underwater
  • suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
  • suitably — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
  • sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
  • sutorial — relating to sewing or cobbling
  • sylvatic — sylvan.
  • tablinum — (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
  • tabloidy — characteristic of a tabloid newspaper; trashy
  • tackling — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
  • tactical — of or relating to tactics, especially military or naval tactics.
  • taffrail — the upper part of the stern of a ship.
  • tafilelt — an oasis in SE Morocco, about 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
  • tag line — the last line of a play, story, speech, etc., used to clarify or dramatize a point.
  • taglioni — Marie. 1804–84, Italian ballet dancer, whose romantic style greatly influenced ballet in the 19th century
  • taiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.
  • tail end — the hinder or rear part of anything.
  • tail fan — the fanlike posterior appendage of crayfish and lobsters, consisting of a telson and two uropods, used for rapid backward propulsion.
  • tail fin — a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of fishes and certain other aquatic animals, used for propulsion, steering, or balancing.
  • tail off — diminish gradually
  • tail out — to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw
  • tailback — the offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
  • tailband — a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book. Compare headband (def 3).
  • tailbone — the coccyx.
  • tailcoat — A tailcoat is a man's coat which is short at the front with long pieces at the back. Tailcoats were popular in the 19th century and are now worn only for very formal occasions, such as weddings.
  • taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
  • tailgate — a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi.
  • tailings — the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
  • taillamp — the rear light of a motor vehicle
  • tailless — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
  • tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
  • tailor's — a shop where clothes can be repaired or altered
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