8-letter words containing s, i, l, e, a
- lattices — Plural form of lattice.
- lavished — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lavishes — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leafiest — Superlative form of leafy.
- leakiest — Superlative form of leaky.
- leanings — Plural form of leaning.
- leasings — Plural form of leasing.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- legacies — Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- legalise — to make legal; authorize.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalist — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- lesbians — Plural form of lesbian.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lewisham — a borough of Greater London, England.
- liberals — Plural form of liberal.
- libertas — the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- lifecast — a live video of one's daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her daily lifecast.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- listable — That can be listed.
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- litanies — Plural form of litany.
- literals — Plural form of literal.
- localise — (transitive) alternative spelling of localize.
- loessial — a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- maidless — Without a maid (female servant).
- majlises — Plural form of majlis.
- maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- malaised — Experiencing malaise.
- maldives — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- marsilea — (botany) Any of the genus Marsilea of aquatic ferns.
- masklike — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- mayflies — Plural form of mayfly.