8-letter words containing l, i, t, e
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gottlieb — Adolph, 1903–74, U.S. painter.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
- guiltier — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- guilties — Plural form of guilty.
- gyrolite — calcium silicate hydroxide in a hydrated form
- halftime — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- hartline — Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- hatfield — a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into (Welwyn Hatfield) 1974.
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
- hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- helilift — to transport by helicopter
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- helistop — a heliport.
- hellicat — an evil creature
- hellkite — a fiendishly cruel and wicked person.
- helminth — a worm, especially a parasitic worm.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- helvetic — a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
- helvetii — a Celtic tribe from SW Germany who settled in Helvetia from about 200 bc
- heraklit — (language) A distributed object-oriented language.
- herptile — A reptile or amphibian.
- highlite — Misspelling of highlight.
- hillsite — a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- hiltless — without a hilt
- hittable — (of a ball or pitch) capable of being hit
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- holytide — a time of religious observances.
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- hostiles — Plural form of hostile.
- hot line — a direct telecommunications link, as a telephone line or Teletype circuit, enabling immediate communication between heads of state in an international crisis: the hot line between Washington and Moscow.
- hotelier — a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- hotliner — a person who speaks to callers on a telephone hot line.
- hotlines — Plural form of hotline.
- idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- ideality — ideal quality or character.
- idiolect — The speech habits peculiar to a particular person.
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- ilkeston — a town in N central England, in SE Derbyshire. Pop: 37 270 (2001)
- illative — of, relating to, or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as “therefore.”.
- illtreat — Alternative form of ill-treat.
- illustre — (obsolete) illustrious.
- ilmenite — a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- imitable — capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.