8-letter words containing l, o, a, r
- malgrado — in spite of
- mallorca — Majorca.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- maltworm — a heavy drinker
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- marcello — Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1686–1739, Italian composer.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- mariupol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- marlboro — a city in E Massachusetts.
- martello — Alternative form of Martello.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- mealworm — the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, which infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals.
- memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- monaural — monophonic (def 2).
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- morainal — a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- moralism — the habit of moralizing.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- moralize — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- moreland — Archaic form of moorland.
- mortally — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- motorail — a rail service carrying cars and their drivers as well as ordinary passengers
- motorial — (biology) motor.
- motorola — Motorola, Inc.
- narrowly — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- neuronal — Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- neurosal — of or relating to neurosis; afflicted by a neurosis
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonlabor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- nonmoral — having no relation to morality; neither moral nor immoral: It was a completely nonmoral problem and involved only judgments as to efficacy.
- nonpolar — containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonroyal — not royal
- nonrural — Not rural.
- nonsolar — not related to the sun
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- nordland — a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). County seat: Bodö.
- normalcy — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- normally — in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.