8-letter words containing r, e, a, l, i
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- irenical — Peaceful, conciliatory; promoting peace, especially over theological or ecclesiastical disputes.
- irrelate — (archaic) unrelated; not connected.
- islander — a native or inhabitant of an island.
- jalfrezi — A style of curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillis.
- karelian — of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language.
- karoline — a female given name.
- laborite — a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- lacertid — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- laetrile — a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- lagering — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- lamister — lamster.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- large it — to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way
- lariated — Simple past tense and past participle of lariat.
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- laterite — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- laterize — to develop into a laterite
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- lavalier — an ornamental pendant, usually jeweled, worn on a chain around the neck.
- lawgiver — a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- lazurite — a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na 5 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 S 3 , occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- levirate — the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- liberace — (Wladziu Valentino Liberace) 1919–87, U.S. pianist and entertainer.
- liberals — Plural form of liberal.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
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- liberian — a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- libertas — the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- libraire — a bookseller
- librated — Simple past tense and past participle of librate.
- life car — a watertight container used in marine rescue operations, suspended from a hawser and hauled back and forth between a stranded or wrecked vessel and the shore.
- lifecare — the long-term care of the health and welfare of someone, esp an elderly person within a residential community
- liferaft — Alternative spelling of life raft.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- linarite — a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- line art — graphic material that consists of lines or areas of pure black and pure white and requires no screening for reproduction. Compare halftone (def 2).
- linear a — an ancient system of writing, not yet deciphered, inscribed on clay tablets, pottery, and other objects found at Minoan sites on Crete and other Greek islands.
- linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
- linearly — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- lip-read — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liparite — a light-coloured, igneous rock made of quartz