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8-letter words containing r, e, l, a

  • numerals — Plural form of numeral.
  • oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
  • oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
  • oleander — a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • oleaster — an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
  • olivares — Conde-Ducque de, title of Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental. 1587–1645, Spanish statesman: court favourite and prime minister (1621–43) of Philip IV. His attempts to establish Hapsburg domination of Europe ended in failure
  • on alert — If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.
  • operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
  • opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
  • oracle 7 — (database)   Version 7 of the Oracle relational database system software.
  • oral gel — An oral gel is a semi-solid, jelly-like substance that is applied in the mouth.
  • oral sex — sexual contact between the mouth and the genitals or anus; fellatio, cunnilingus, or anilingus.
  • orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
  • orbitale — Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
  • oriental — (usually initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern.
  • ornately — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
  • outflare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
  • outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
  • outlearn — to exceed in learning
  • ovariole — any of several tubules that compose an insect ovary.
  • over all — over the whole extent; from end to end
  • overalls — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
  • overcall — Cards. a bid higher than the previous bid.
  • overclad — wearing too many clothes
  • overfall — A turbulent section of a body of water, caused by strong currents passing over submerged ridges.
  • overflap — a protective paper cover for artwork, usually of kraft paper.
  • overgall — to make sore all over
  • overglad — too glad
  • overhaul — to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition: My car was overhauled by an expert mechanic.
  • overlade — to overload (usually used in past participle overladen): a table overladen with rich food.
  • overlaid — simple past tense of overlie.
  • overlain — past participle of overlie.
  • overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
  • overlard — to cover with lard
  • overlate — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • overleaf — on the other side of the page or sheet.
  • overleap — to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.
  • overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
  • overplan — to plan excessively
  • overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
  • oversail — a projection
  • oversale — the selling of more than is available
  • oversalt — to put too much salt in
  • overtalk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • overzeal — an excess of zeal
  • pale dry — light in color and not sweet
  • pale-dry — light-colored and medium-sweet: pale-dry ginger ale.
  • palestra — a public place for training or exercise in wrestling or athletics.
  • palgrave — Francis Turner, 1824–97, English critic, poet, and anthologist.
  • palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
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