8-letter words containing l, o, w, i
- lie-down — a nap.
- lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
- lilongwe — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- linkwork — something composed of links, as a chain.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwise — lengthwise
- low life — People sometimes use low life to refer in a disapproving way to people who are involved in criminal, dishonest, or immoral activities, or to these activities.
- low tide — the tide at the point of maximum ebb.
- low wine — Often, low wines. Distilling. the weak spirits obtained from the first distillation; the result of the first run of the still from the fermented mash.
- low-life — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
- low-paid — job: poorly remunerated
- low-rise — having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
- low-risk — A low-risk customer, risk, occupation, or property is not very likely to be exposed to a danger.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- lowliest — Superlative form of lowly.
- lowlifes — Plural form of lowlife.
- lowlight — A particularly disappointing or dull event or feature.
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- milk cow — a cow that is raised for its milk rather than for beef.
- milkwood — any of various trees having a milky juice, as Pseudomedia spuria, of Jamaica.
- milkwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- millwork — ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
- nightowl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- oak wilt — a disease of oaks, characterized by wilting and discoloration of the leaves and defoliation, usually starting at and spreading from the top of the tree and the ends of the branches, caused by a fungus, Chalara quercina.
- oil well — a well that yields or has yielded oil.
- outwhirl — to surpass at whirling
- overwily — too crafty
- owlishly — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- pilework — construction built from heavy stakes or cylinders
- pilewort — Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
- pillworm — a type of millipede that can roll itself up into a ball
- pillwort — a small Eurasian water fern, Pilularia globulifera, with globular spore-producing bodies and grasslike leaves
- polliwog — a tadpole.
- poorwill — a small bird of North America
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- roweling — a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- showgirl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- siliwood — (jargon) (Or "Hollywired") The coming convergence of film, interactive TV and computers.
- silkworm — the larva of the Chinese silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, which spins a cocoon of commercially valuable silk.
- slimdown — instance of an organization cutting staff
- snowline — limit of permanent snow
- snowslip — a body of snow that slips down a mountain; an avalanche
- stowlins — stealthily
- toilworn — worn by toil: toilworn hands.
- toweling — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- townling — a person who lives in a town