8-letter words containing t, e, m, l
- lavement — A washing or bathing.
- law term — an expression or word used in law
- ledgment — (architecture) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
- leftmost — Farthest to the left.
- legement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- legitime — (legal) That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children, without a legal cause.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- lifemate — A companion for life.
- lifetime — the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- lime pit — (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- limitate — Bounded by a distinct line.
- limiteds — Plural form of limited.
- limiters — Plural form of limiter.
- limnetic — pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- locomote — to move about, especially under one's own power.
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- lutetium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- luxmeter — a device for measuring the brightness or illumination of a surface
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- malamute — Alaskan malamute.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- malaxate — To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.
- malecite — a member of a North American Indian people of southern and western New Brunswick and northern Maine.
- maledict — accursed.
- malemute — Alaskan malamute.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- malleate — to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- malthene — petrolene.
- maltreat — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- maltster — a maker of or dealer in malt.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- mantelet — a short mantle.
- martello — Alternative form of Martello.
- martlets — Plural form of martlet.
- masterly — like or befitting a master, as in skill or art; worthy of a master; very skillful: a masterly presentation of the budget.