8-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- gloveman — fielder.
- glowlamp — An aphlogistic lamp.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- halidome — a holy place, as a church or sanctuary.
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- haloform — A compound derived from methane by substituting three hydrogen atoms for halogen atoms, e.g., chloroform.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- holm oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.
- hologamy — a type of reproduction in which the gametes are like ordinary cells in form and size, as is found in some algae and protozoa
- hologram — a negative produced by exposing a high-resolution photographic plate, without camera or lens, near a subject illuminated by monochromatic, coherent radiation, as from a laser: when it is placed in a beam of coherent light a true three-dimensional image of the subject is formed.
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- homaloid — a geometrical plane, a flat surface or space
- homeland — one's native land.
- hormonal — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- hotelman — hotelkeeper.
- immolate — to sacrifice.
- immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- jambolan — an evergreen tree of the Myrtaceae family that is native to southern Asia and which produces a fruit that is edible and which is also used in alternative medicine
- kamloops — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lambchop — A chop or rib of lamb.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lamp oil — kerosene.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- lamppost — a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- laodamas — a son of Eteocles who defended Thebes against the Epigoni, killed Aegialeus, and was killed by Alcmaeon.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- laywoman — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.