8-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- klondyke — Alt form klondike.
- kneehole — an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.
- knobbles — Plural form of knobble.
- knoblike — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- knothole — a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- knowledg — Obsolete form of knowledge.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- labornet — An IGC network serving groups, unions and labour advocates interested in information sharing and collaboration with the intent of enhancing the human rights and economic justice of workers. Issues covered include workplace and community health and safety issues, trade issues and international union solidarity and collaboration.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- ladrones — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- lancelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- lanoline — a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- le nôtre — André (ɑ̃dre). 1613–1700, French landscape gardener, who created the gardens at Versailles for Louis XIV
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leg bone — a bone of the leg
- leg iron — a shackle for a prisoner's leg
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- legioned — arranged in legions
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lenition — Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- leporine — of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessoned — Simple past tense and past participle of lesson.
- let down — British. a lease.
- let into — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- letdowns — Plural form of letdown.
- letronne — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (100 km) in diameter.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- lewisohn — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1955, U.S. novelist and critic, born in Germany.
- lewisson — lewis.
- lewiston — a city in SW Maine.
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.