8-letter words containing s, e, l, a
- psoralea — any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- quarrels — Plural form of quarrel.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- rabelais — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- rankless — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- ratables — property that is liable to rates
- re-lease — to lease again.
- realised — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realises — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realisms — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- realness — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- realties — real property or real estate.
- reassail — to assail (someone or something) again
- redlands — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- regalist — a person who believes in or promotes regalism
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- releasee — (in property law) a person to whom an estate is released
- releaser — a person or thing that releases.
- releasor — a person who releases an estate to someone else
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- resaddle — to saddle (a horse etc) again
- resalute — to salute or greet again
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- restable — to put (horses, animals, etc) in a stable again
- restoral — restoration.
- reusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- rivaless — a female rival
- rosedale — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- rosewall — Ken(neth R.) born 1934, Australian tennis player.
- rosulate — forming a rosette or rosettes.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- rustable — liable to rust
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- sabadell — a city in NE Spain, N of Barcelona.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- saddlery — saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- salaamed — a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
- salaried — receiving a salary: a salaried employee.