8-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lie down — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lie-down — a nap.
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- 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.
- 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.
- line out — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-out — a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- linoleic — of or derived from linoleic acid.
- 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.
- linotype — to typeset on a Linotype machine.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lionized — Simple past tense and past participle of lionize.
- lionizer — Someone who lionizes.
- lionlike — a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- live one — being alive; living; alive: live animals.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- loanable — that can be loaned.
- lobefins — Plural form of lobefin.
- lobeline — a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- lodgeing — Obsolete form of lodging.
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- log line — the line by which a log or patent log is streamed.
- londoner — a native or inhabitant of London.
- lonelier — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- lonelily — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- loneness — being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.
- lonesome — depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
- long ess — a style of the letter s, suggesting a lowercase f in form, formerly common in handwriting and as a type character.
- long leg — a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the batsman's wicket
- long one — Informal. tall one.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeron — a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longlegs — A daddy longlegs.
- longline — A type of deep-sea fishing gear consisting of a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals.
- longneck — a bottle of beer.
- longness — (rare) length, lengthiness.
- longsome — tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.