8-letter words containing s, p, i, l
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- imperils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperil.
- impishly — In an impish manner; mischievously.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- implodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implode.
- implores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implore.
- impulsed — Simple past tense and past participle of impulse.
- impulses — Plural form of impulse.
- impulsor — One who or that which impels; an inciter.
- insculpt — engraved
- iphicles — a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- isopleth — a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- kalispel — a Salishan language used by the Flathead Indians of Montana and by some neighboring tribes in Idaho and the western part of Washington.
- kelpfish — any of several blennies that are common among kelp. Compare kelp greenling.
- ladyship — (often initial capital letter) the form used in speaking of or to a woman having the title of Lady (usually preceded by her or your).
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- lap-size — of a size to fit the lap: a lap-size chessboard.
- lapidist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapillus — a small stony particle ejected from a volcano.
- lapsible — liable to lapse.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- let slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- lickspit — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- limpkins — Plural form of limpkin.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- 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
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- lipstick — a crayonlike oil-based cosmetic used in coloring the lips, usually in a tubular container.
- lisp 1.5 — The second version of Lisp, successor to LISP 1. Developed at MIT in 1959. Followed by LISP 1.75, LISP 1.9, Lisp 2 and many other versions.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- lisptalk — "Concurrent Programming Language Lisptalk", C. Li, SIGPLAN Notices 23(4):71-80 (Apr 1988).
- lispview — CLOS based windowing system on OpenWindows.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- log ship — log chip.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).