8-letter words containing l, i, e, a, r
- solarize — Photography. to reverse (an image) partially, as from negative to positive, by exposure to light during development.
- solidare — an old coin
- soredial — pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- soterial — relating to salvation
- sparlike — resembling a spar
- spiracle — a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- squailer — a stick that has been specially weighted to use as a missile for throwing at something
- starlike — of the shape of or like a star.
- sterical — of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
- tailleur — a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- tailrace — the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- tenurial — the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
- teraglin — an edible marine fish, Zeluco atelodus, of Australia which has fine scales and is blue in colour
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- tractile — capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- tramline — a streetcar system.
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
- treenail — a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- triangle — a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- trilemma — a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives: His trilemma consisted in not knowing whether to acknowledge receipt, deny it, or simply leave.
- tripedal — having three feet.
- triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
- triple a — anti-aircraft artillery
- trivalve — having three valves, as a shell.
- valerian — (Publius Licinius Valerianus) died a.d. c260, Roman emperor 253–60.
- valkyrie — any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them.
- valorise — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- variceal — of or relating to a varix
- varietal — of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety.
- velarium — an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- verlaine — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- villager — an inhabitant of a village.
- visceral — of or relating to the viscera.
- voltaire — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- walkyrie — Valkyrie.
- warfield — David, 1866–1951, U.S. actor.
- waterily — In a watery manner.
- weariful — full of weariness; fatigued; exhausted.
- willaert — Adrian [ey-dree-uh n,, ah-dree-ahn] /ˈeɪ dri ən,, ˈɑ driˌɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–1562, Flemish composer.
- writable — capable of being written or set down in writing.
- yearlies — Plural form of yearly.