8-letter words containing s, y, l
- horsefly — any bloodsucking, usually large fly of the family Tabanidae, especially of the genus Tabanus, a serious pest of horses, cattle, etc.
- hostelry — an inn or hotel.
- housefly — a medium-sized, gray-striped fly, Musca domestica, common around human habitations in nearly all parts of the world.
- hushedly — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- hydrosol — a colloidal suspension in water.
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- hylicist — a philosopher specializing in matter
- hymnless — having no hymn
- idyllist — a writer of idylls.
- illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- ilyushin — Sergei Vladimirovich (sɛrˈɡɛi vladiˈmiːrovɪtʃ). 1894–1977, Soviet aircraft designer. He designed the dive bomber Il-2 Stormovik and the jet airliner Il-62
- impishly — In an impish manner; mischievously.
- in style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- insanely — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- isobutyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol.
- jadishly — In a jadish manner.
- jaywalks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk.
- jealousy — jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- joyously — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- juryless — Without a jury.
- katalyst — catalyst.
- keyholes — Plural form of keyhole.
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- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- killjoys — Plural form of killjoy.
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- kolinsky — an Asian mink, Mustela sibirica, having buff or tawny fur.
- kyllosis — club foot
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- ladyfish — a game fish, Elops saurus, of warm seas, closely related to but smaller than the tarpon.
- 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).
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- lanosity — lanate.
- lansbury — George. 1859–1940, British Labour politician, who led the Labour Party in opposition (1931–35). A committed pacifist, he resigned over the party's reaction to Mussolini's seizure of Ethiopia
- lanyards — Plural form of lanyard.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- lavishly — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- lay days — Commerce. one of a certain number of days allowed by a charter party for loading or unloading a vessel without demurrage.
- laybacks — Plural form of layback.
- layettes — Plural form of layette.
- layovers — Plural form of layover.
- layshaft — an auxiliary shaft in a gearbox, running parallel to the main shaft, to and from which drive is transferred to enable varying ratios to be obtained