8-letter words containing m, o, l
- compulse — to compel
- coolamon — a shallow dish of wood or bark, used for carrying water
- coolroom — (chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment. A large cupboard, or room kept at a temperature lower than room temperature for long term, stable storage.
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- cork elm — any of several tall elms (genus Ulmus) of the E U.S., with corky ridges, as wahoo
- cormlike — resembling a corm
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- cornmill — a mill for making flour
- coromuel — a cooling westerly breeze that flows in from the Pacific over the La Paz region of the southern Baja California peninsula of Mexico.
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- costumal — Pertaining to costume or dress.
- coulombs — Plural form of coulomb.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cromlech — a circle of prehistoric standing stones
- cromwell — Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- cumulose — abounding in heaps or cumuli
- cumulous — resembling or consisting of cumulus clouds
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- damnfool — (informal) Contemptibly foolish.
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- demibold — Semibold.
- demivolt — a half turn on the hind legs
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- demology — the study of human populations, activities, and behaviour
- devildom — the rule or power of the devil or devils
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- doldrums — A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors.
- dolesome — doleful.
- dollyman — a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- dolomite — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- domelike — Resembling a dome.
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- drumroll — a roll on a drum.
- duelsome — having a propensity for duelling
- earldoms — Plural form of earldom.
- eelworms — Plural form of eelworm.
- eglomise — the technique of gilding the back of a sheet of glass
- el monte — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 116,000
- elitedom — The realm or sphere of the elite.
- emblazon — Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.
- embolden — Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.
- embolism — Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.
- embolize — To perform an embolization.
- embryol. — embryology