8-letter words containing o, m, l, n
- flame on — (messaging, jargon) To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- floorman — a floor manager.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- formalin — a clear, colorless, aqueous solution of 40 percent formaldehyde.
- glamazon — A glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.
- gloaming — twilight; dusk.
- glomming — to steal.
- glomping — Present participle of glomp.
- glooming — total or partial darkness; dimness.
- gloveman — fielder.
- gluonium — glueball.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- goldmine — Alternative spelling of gold mine.
- gun moll — a female companion of a criminal.
- halfmoon — the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- hamilton — William Hamilton
- handloom — a loom operated manually, in contrast to a power loom.
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- holonymy — (countable, semantics) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- 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.
- imbolden — embolden.
- in bloom — plant: flowering
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- inoculum — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- 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
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- 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.
- laomedon — a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- laywoman — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- liminoid — (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- 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.
- limonoid — Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- 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.