8-letter words containing w, e, l
- leftwing — Alternative spelling of left-wing.
- leg work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- leg-work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- let down — British. a lease.
- letdowns — Plural form of letdown.
- lewdness — inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- lewdster — a lewd person
- lewisham — a borough of Greater London, England.
- lewisite — a pale yellow, odorless compound, C 2 H 2 AsCl 3 , used as a blister gas in World War I.
- 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.
- lie down — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lie with — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- lie-down — a nap.
- lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
- likewise — moreover; in addition; also; too: She is likewise a fine lawyer.
- lilongwe — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- lispview — CLOS based windowing system on OpenWindows.
- listwise — Of or relating to a list or lists.
- liveware — /li:v'weir/ 1. A less common synonym for wetware 2. (Cambridge) Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my salad."
- livewire — Alternative spelling of live wire.
- locoweed — any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- longwise — lengthwise
- low beam — an automobile headlight beam providing short-range illumination of a road and intended chiefly for use in driving on the streets of cities, towns, etc.
- low gear — the arrangement of gears providing little speed but great torque
- low life — People sometimes use low life to refer in a disapproving way to people who are involved in criminal, dishonest, or immoral activities, or to these activities.
- low rent — Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.
- low tech — low-technology.
- low tide — the tide at the point of maximum ebb.
- low wine — Often, low wines. Distilling. the weak spirits obtained from the first distillation; the result of the first run of the still from the fermented mash.
- low-life — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
- low-rate — to place a low value on: a policy of low-rating most modern artists.
- low-rent — Informal. second-rate; bargain-basement.
- low-rise — having a comparatively small number of floors, as a motel or townhouse, and usually no elevator.
- low-tech — low-technology.
- low-test — (of gasoline) boiling at a comparatively high temperature.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- lowliest — Superlative form of lowly.
- lowlifes — Plural form of lowlife.
- lowrider — an individually decorated and customized car fitted with hydraulic jacks that permit lowering of the chassis nearly to the road.
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
- male cow — a bull.
- maxwells — Plural form of maxwell.
- mcdowell — Ephraim, 1771–1830, U.S. surgeon.