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8-letter words containing l, o, a, r

  • norplant — a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years
  • notarial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
  • novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
  • oarlocks — Plural form of oarlock.
  • oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
  • oblatory — Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational.
  • oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
  • old fart — fart (def 2).
  • oleander — a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • oleaster — an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
  • olfactor — A smelling organ; a nose.
  • oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
  • oliguria — scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.
  • olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
  • oltipraz — 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
  • on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
  • on trial — Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
  • onolatry — Worship of the ass or donkey.
  • onwardly — moving forward; advancing
  • operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
  • opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
  • oracle 7 — (database)   Version 7 of the Oracle relational database system software.
  • oracling — Present participle of oracle.
  • oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
  • oral gel — An oral gel is a semi-solid, jelly-like substance that is applied in the mouth.
  • oral law — the traditional body of religious law believed to have been revealed to Moses as an interpretation of the Torah and passed on orally until it was codified and recorded, principally in the Mishna and Gemara
  • oral sex — sexual contact between the mouth and the genitals or anus; fellatio, cunnilingus, or anilingus.
  • orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
  • orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
  • orbitals — Plural form of orbital.
  • ordalian — relating to trial by ordeal
  • ordinals — Plural form of ordinal.
  • orichalc — a yellow alloy derived from gold or copper
  • oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
  • original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
  • orinasal — pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
  • orlistat — A drug designed to treat obesity.
  • ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
  • oronasal — of or relating to the mouth and the nose.
  • ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.
  • our lady — a title of the Virgin Mary.
  • outbrawl — to defeat in a brawl
  • outcrawl — to crawl further than or faster than
  • outflare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
  • outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
  • outlawry — the act or process of outlawing.
  • outlearn — to exceed in learning
  • outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
  • ovariole — any of several tubules that compose an insect ovary.
  • over all — over the whole extent; from end to end
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