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8-letter words containing o, t, l, i

  • tail off — diminish gradually
  • tail out — to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw
  • tailbone — the coccyx.
  • tailcoat — A tailcoat is a man's coat which is short at the front with long pieces at the back. Tailcoats were popular in the 19th century and are now worn only for very formal occasions, such as weddings.
  • taileron — an aileron located on the tailplane of an aircraft
  • tailor's — a shop where clothes can be repaired or altered
  • tailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
  • talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
  • talassio — a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
  • taleggio — a square Italian soft cheese with a salt-covered rind
  • talionic — of or relating to the system or legal principle of talion
  • tall oil — a resinous secondary product resulting from the manufacture of chemical wood pulp: used in the manufacture of soaps, paints, etc.
  • teocalli — a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
  • thalloid — resembling or consisting of a thallus.
  • the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
  • the soil — life and work on a farm; land
  • thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
  • thiophil — having an attraction to sulphur
  • tholepin — thole1
  • tilt-top — designating a table, stand, etc. designed so that the top, hinged to a pedestal, can be tipped to a vertical position
  • tiraspol — a city in E Moldavia (Moldova), NW of Odessa.
  • tirolean — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
  • toe clip — a device attached to a bicycle pedal that grips the front part of the rider's shoe to keep the foot from slipping off the pedal.
  • toggling — a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
  • toiletry — any article or preparation used in cleaning or grooming oneself, as soap or deodorant.
  • toilette — toilet (defs 6, 8).
  • toilinet — a type of quilting fabric which is a mix of wool and cotton or silk
  • toilless — without toil or struggle
  • toilsome — characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
  • toilworn — worn by toil: toilworn hands.
  • tolidine — any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
  • tolldish — a dish used to measure out the portion of grain given to a miller as payment for his or her work
  • tolyatti — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River.
  • tomblike — an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
  • ton-mile — a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
  • tonalist — a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
  • tonalite — an igneous rock found in the Italian Alps
  • tonality — Music. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system. a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
  • tonishly — in a stylish or fashionable manner
  • tonsilar — of or relating to the tonsils
  • tool kit — set of equipment for a manual task
  • top kill — a technique in which a heavy fluid, usually drilling mud, is pumped into a leaking oil well to stop the flow of oil: The top kill is underway, but success remains uncertain as engineers desperately pump mud into the damaged blowout preventer.
  • topalgia — pain restricted to a particular spot: a neurotic or hysterical symptom
  • topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
  • topliner — so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news.
  • topolski — Feliks (fiːlɪks). 1907–89, British painter, born in Poland; best known for his sketches and murals, esp for Memoir of the Century (1975–89) painted on viaduct arches on London's South Bank
  • torchlit — illuminated by the light of a torch or torches
  • torminal — of or relating to tormina
  • tornillo — screw bean.
  • toroidal — of or relating to a toroid.
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