8-letter words containing n, o, i, s, l
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lanosity — lanate.
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- 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.
- liaisons — Plural form of liaison.
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- lobefins — Plural form of lobefin.
- lockings — Plural form of locking.
- lodgings — accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging.
- loggings — the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
- longings — Plural form of longing.
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longlist — A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- longwise — lengthwise
- lootings — Plural form of looting.
- losingly — in a losing manner
- lothians — a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lyonnais — a former province in E France.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- millions — a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- misenrol — to enrol inaccurately or wrongly
- moldings — Plural form of molding.
- moleskin — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- molinism — the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.
- moliones — Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.
- moonsail — a small sail carried high on the mast above the skysail
- moslings — shavings or pieces from an animal skin that is being prepared