8-letter words containing r, e, l, a
- lay bare — to reveal or explain
- lay over — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- layerage — layering
- 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.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- 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.
- le carre — John (David John Moore Cornwell) born 1931, English author of spy novels.
- le havre — a seaport in N France, at the mouth of the Seine.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leadwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Plumbago, having spikes of blue, white, or red flowers.
- leafbird — any of several greenish, passerine birds of the genus Chloropsis, of Asia, related to the bulbuls, and often kept as pets.
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- leaguers — Plural form of leaguer.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- learners — Plural form of learner.
- learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leathern — made of leather.
- leathers — Plural form of leather.
- leathery — like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- leeboard — either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- leewards — towards the lee side
- leftward — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- legatary — a legatee
- legatura — (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
- 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.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- leotards — A close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs and typically the arms, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
- lernaean — relating to Lerna, the swamp or lake near Argos in which dwelt the Hydra which Hercules slew
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- levanter — a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- leverage — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- 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.