8-letter words containing l, i, u, e
- ligulate — having or forming a ligula.
- like fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- lilburne — John. ?1614-57, English Puritan pamphleteer and leader of the Levellers, a radical group prominent during the Civil War
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- lincture — A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
- line cut — an engraving consisting only of lines or areas that are solid black or white. Compare halftone (def 2).
- line out — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-out — a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- linehaul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- linoleum — a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- liquable — able to be melted
- liquated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquate.
- liquesce — to become liquid
- liqueurs — Plural form of liqueur.
- liquored — Simple past tense and past participle of liquor.
- live out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- live-out — residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- liven up — make more lively
- lodicule — one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lucifers — Plural form of lucifer.
- luckiest — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- luddites — a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
- luderick — An edible, herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
- luderitz — a seaport in SW Namibia: diamond-mining center.
- luisetti — Angelo ("Hank") 1916–2002, U.S. basketball player.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lungeing — Present participle of lunge.
- lupuline — of or relating to lupulin
- lustiest — Superlative form of lusty.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- lutefisk — dried cod tenderized by soaking in lye, which is rinsed out before cooking.
- lutenist — a person who plays the lute.
- luteolin — a yellow coloring substance, C 15 H 10 O 6 , obtained from the weed Reseda luteola: used in dyeing silk and, formerly, in medicine.
- lutetium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- lutherie — The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
- luthiers — Plural form of luthier.
- luxuries — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manuel i — called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East
- mellitum — mellite.
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- miguelet — miquelet.
- minutely — occurring every minute.