8-letter words containing s, y, l, a
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- colonsay — an island in W Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)
- costally — in a costal manner
- crystall — Obsolete form of crystal.
- crystals — Plural form of crystal.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- dactylus — the tip of a cephalopod's tentacular club
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- dayshell — a thistle
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialysis — Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- disapply — (transitive, legal) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied.
- disloyal — false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- displays — Plural form of display.
- distally — situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
- dorsally — of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- dry-salt — to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- drysdale — Sir George Russell. 1912–81, Australian painter, esp of landscapes
- drywalls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall.
- dyslalia — an inability to speak due to a defect of the organs of speech.
- dyslexia — any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.
- dyslogia — inability to express ideas because of faulty reasoning or speech, due to a mental disorder.
- dysmelia — a congenital abnormality characterized by missing, shortened, or excessive development of extremities.
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- easterly — moving, directed, or situated toward the east: an easterly course.
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
- eyeglass — A single lens for correcting or assisting defective eyesight, especially a monocle.
- eyestalk — A movable stalk that bears an eye near its tip, especially in crabs, shrimps, and related crustaceans, and in some mollusks.
- famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- feasibly — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- festally — In a festal/festive manner.
- fiscally — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flatways — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fly swat — fly swatter.
- fly-cast — Angling. to fish by fly casting.
- fly-past — a ceremonial flight of aircraft over a given area