8-letter words containing o, d, a, l
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- lapboard — a thin, flat board to be held on the lap for use as a table or writing surface.
- larboard — (formerly) port2 (def 1).
- lard oil — a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.
- largando — allargando.
- latewood — Wood formed in a tree relatively late in the season.
- laudator — One who lauds.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lead off — most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- lead-off — leading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda.
- leadfoot — a person who drives a motor vehicle too fast, especially habitually.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leadwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- leotards — A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face
- lipoidal — resembling fat; fatty
- loadable — Capable of being loaded.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loadstar — a star that shows the way.
- loanword — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- londrina — a city in E Brazil.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- low road — a method, manner, etc., that is underhand, unscrupulous, or otherwise contemptible.
- low-paid — job: poorly remunerated
- lowlands — land that is low or level, in comparison with the adjacent country.
- luchador — A person who competes in lucha libre wrestling.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- malgrado — in spite of
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.
- manyfold — by many times; by multiples: The state's highway expenses have increased manyfold in the past decade.