8-letter words containing m, e, l, n
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- liegemen — Plural form of liegeman.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- limekiln — a kiln or furnace for making lime by calcining limestone or shells.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- limnetic — pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonene — a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linesmen — Plural form of linesman.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- 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.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- lonesome — depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
- longsome — tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lumpenly — in a lumpen manner
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madelene — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- magellan — Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- malthene — petrolene.
- mamelons — Plural form of mamelon.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mandella — A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.