8-letter words containing l, i, m, e
- fistmele — (archery) A traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a clenched fist with the thumb extended (approx. 6\u00bd inches or 16\u00bd centimetres).
- flemming — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1905, German cell biologist.
- flextime — a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.
- flimsier — Comparative form of flimsy.
- forelimb — a front limb of an animal.
- foremilk — colostrum.
- fulltime — Alternative form of full-time.
- galenism — the medical system or principles of Galen.
- gamaliel — (“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.
- gamelike — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gempylid — any of several fishes of the family Gempylidae, comprising the snake mackerels.
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- germline — Those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes.
- gimbaled — Simple past tense and past participle of gimbal.
- gimleted — Simple past tense and past participle of gimlet.
- gleamier — Comparative form of gleamy.
- gleaming — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- glimmers — Plural form of glimmer.
- glimmery — Glimmering; shimmery.
- glimpsed — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
- glimpses — Plural form of glimpse.
- gloomier — Comparative form of gloomy.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycemic — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- goldmine — Alternative spelling of gold mine.
- gremlins — Plural form of gremlin.
- halftime — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- heimdall — the god of dawn and light.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- helenium — An American plant of the daisy family that bears many red to yellow flowers, each having a prominent central disk.
- helium i — colorless liquid helium existing below its boiling point of 4.2 K and above the lambda point of 2.186 K.
- helminth — a worm, especially a parasitic worm.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemlines — Plural form of hemline.
- hielaman — an Australian Aboriginal shield
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- himselfe — Obsolete spelling of himself.
- homegirl — a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
- homelier — Comparative form of homely.
- homelike — like or suggestive of home; familiar; warmly comfortable.
- homelily — in a homely manner
- homilies — Plural form of homily.
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- hymenial — relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia
- hymnlike — Resembling a hymn in form or sound.
- ice milk — a frozen food similar to ice cream but made with skim milk.
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.