8-letter words containing o, i, l, n, e
- involver — Someone or something that involves.
- involves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of involve.
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- ironlike — Resembling iron or some aspect of it.
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isolines — Plural form of isoline.
- joinable — That can be joined.
- joinvile — a seaport in S Brazil.
- karoline — a female given name.
- kienholz — Edward, 1927–1994, U.S. painter.
- klondike — a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
- knoblike — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- lanoline — a fatty substance, extracted from wool, used in ointments, cosmetics, waterproof coatings, etc.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leg iron — a shackle for a prisoner's leg
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- legioned — arranged in legions
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- 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.
- 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.
- let into — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- 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.
- 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