8-letter words containing s, o, l
- laodamas — a son of Eteocles who defended Thebes against the Epigoni, killed Aegialeus, and was killed by Alcmaeon.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- larousse — Pierre Athanase [pyer a-ta-nahz] /pyɛr a taˈnɑz/ (Show IPA), 1817–75, French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopedist.
- lash out — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- last out — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- lavaboes — Plural form of lavabo.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leftmost — Farthest to the left.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- 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.
- lesioned — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessoned — Simple past tense and past participle of lesson.
- letdowns — Plural form of letdown.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- leucosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- leukosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- levators — Plural form of levator.
- levulose — fructose.
- lewisohn — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1955, U.S. novelist and critic, born in Germany.
- lewisson — lewis.
- lewiston — a city in SW Maine.
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.
- liaisons — Plural form of liaison.
- libelous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lifesome — (poetic) animated; gay; lively; sprightly.
- liftoffs — Plural form of liftoff.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- limassol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- lineouts — Plural form of lineout.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lionfish — a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
- lionised — Simple past tense and past participle of lionise.
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lipgloss — Alternative spelling of lip gloss.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- liposome — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction