8-letter words containing n, u, l, i
- illumine — Light up ; brighten.
- illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- ilyushin — Sergei Vladimirovich (sɛrˈɡɛi vladiˈmiːrovɪtʃ). 1894–1977, Soviet aircraft designer. He designed the dive bomber Il-2 Stormovik and the jet airliner Il-62
- immanuel — the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- implunge — to submerge
- in baulk — inside one of these spaces
- in-built — built-in (def 2).
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- included — being part of the whole; contained; covered: Breakfast is included in the price of the room.
- includes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of include.
- indulged — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- indulger — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- indulges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indulge.
- induline — any of a large class of dyes yielding colors similar to indigo.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- infaunal — the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- influent — flowing in.
- influxes — Plural form of influx.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- inguinal — of, relating to, or situated in the groin.
- ingulfed — Simple past tense and past participle of ingulf.
- inoculum — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- insculpt — engraved
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- insulous — Abounding in islands.
- insulted — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- insulter — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- intitule — to give a title to (a legislative act, etc.); entitle.
- involute — intricate; complex.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jonquils — Plural form of jonquil.
- jubilant — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- jubilent — Misspelling of jubilant.
- juggling — Continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others, typically for the entertainment of others.
- julienne — (of food, especially vegetables) cut into thin strips or small, matchlike pieces.
- jumbling — Present participle of jumble.
- junglist — A performer or enthusiast of jungle music.
- junkpile — A pile of junk; a scrapheap.
- juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kludging — Simple past tense and past participle of kludge.
- knulling — a convex molding having a series of members separated by indentations, as a bead and reel.
- knurling — a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- laminous — laminate; laminose.