8-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- limassol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- loamless — not containing loam
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- loftsman — a person who prepares molds and patterns.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- logomach — Someone who argues about the meaning of words.
- 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).
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- loo mask — a half-mask worn during the 18th century for masquerades, etc
- low beam — an automobile headlight beam providing short-range illumination of a road and intended chiefly for use in driving on the streets of cities, towns, etc.
- low mass — a Mass that is said, and not sung, by the celebrant, who is assisted by one server, and which has less ceremonial form than a High Mass, using no music or choir.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- magalogs — Plural form of magalog.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- mail out — If someone mails out things such as letters, leaflets, or bills, they send them to a large number of people at the same time.
- mail-out — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailboat — a boat for transporting mail.
- mailbomb — Alternative form of mail bomb.
- 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.
- maillots — Plural form of maillot.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- maiolica — majolica.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- makhlouf — Saint Sharbel [shahr-buh l] /ˈʃɑr bəl/ (Show IPA), 1828–98, Lebanese monk: canonized 1977.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- malaroma — an unpleasant smell
- male cow — a bull.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- malgrado — in spite of
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- malleoli — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- mallorca — Majorca.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- maltworm — a heavy drinker
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).