8-letter words containing o, s, m, l
- milfoils — Plural form of milfoil.
- milksops — Plural form of milksop.
- millions — a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- misallot — to allot wrongly
- miscolor — to give a wrong color to.
- misenrol — to enrol inaccurately or wrongly
- misletoe — Archaic form of mistletoe.
- mislodge — to lodge or accommodate wrongly
- misology — distrust or hatred of reason or reasoning.
- missoula — a city in W Montana.
- mobilise — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- modeless — (computing) Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
- modelist — a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- modelsim — (simulation) A simulation tool for programming VLSI ASICs, FPGAs, CPLDs, and SoCs.
- modestly — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- modiolus — the central, conical axis of the cochlea of the ear.
- modishly — In a modish manner.
- mofussil — (India) Originally, the regions of India outside the three w East India Company capitals of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.
- mohallas — Plural form of mohalla.
- moistful — loaded with or full of wetness or moisture
- molasses — a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
- moldings — Plural form of molding.
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- moleskin — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- molested — Simple past tense and past participle of molest.
- molester — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- molinism — the theological doctrine, formulated by Luis Molina, that the consent of the human will is necessary for divine grace to be effective.
- moliones — Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.
- mollisol — a productive agricultural soil common to the world's grasslands, characterized by a dark surface layer rich in organic matter.
- mollusca — the phylum comprising the mollusks.
- molluscs — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- mollusks — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- molossus — a type of foot in metre that contains three long syllables
- moluccas — a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 1 990 598 (2000). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- mongrels — Plural form of mongrel.
- monocles — Plural form of monocle.
- monologs — Plural form of monolog.
- moonless — the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moonsail — a small sail carried high on the mast above the skysail
- moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- moralism — the habit of moralizing.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morellos — Plural form of morello.
- morosely — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- mosaical — of or relating to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics.
- moslings — shavings or pieces from an animal skin that is being prepared
- mossland — a land covered in peat