8-letter words containing ei
- freights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freight.
- geschrei — a yell; shout.
- gleipnir — a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.
- gleiwitz — German name of Gliwice.
- gluhwein — mulled wine
- gneisses — Plural form of gneiss.
- gneissic — a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- heigh-ho — used variously to express mild surprise, boredom, disappointment, fatigue, etc., or used as a greeting
- heighten — to increase the height of; make higher.
- heighths — (archaic) Plural form of heighth; an archaic variant of heights.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- heimdall — the god of dawn and light.
- heinlein — Robert A(nson) 1907–1988, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- heinrich — a male given name, Germanic form of Henry.
- heirless — a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- heirship — the position or rights of an heir; right of inheritance; inheritance.
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- hematein — a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- hereinto — into this place.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- hreidmar — (in the Volsunga Saga) the father of Fafnir, Otter, and Regin. He demanded wergild from the gods for killing Otter, and was killed by Fafnir when he got it.
- huxleian — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- idoneity — appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- inveighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inveigh.
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- inveiled — Simple past tense and past participle of inveil.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- jahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- keighley — a town in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire, on the River Aire: textile industry. Pop: 49 453 (2001)
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khomeini — Ayatollah Ruhollah [roo-hoh-luh;; Persian roo-haw-lah] /ruˈhoʊ lə;; Persian ˌru hɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1900?–89, Islamic leader of Iran 1979–89.
- kirstein — Lincoln, 1907–96, U.S. dance authority and writer.
- kleinian — referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).
- kreisler — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1875–1962, Austrian violinist and composer in the U.S.
- kweichow — Guizhou.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- la ceiba — a seaport in N Honduras.
- leibnitz — Gottfried Wilhelm von [German gawt-freet vil-helm fuh n] /German ˈgɔt frit ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- leinster — a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- leisters — Plural form of leister.
- leisured — having leisure: the leisured classes.
- leisures — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leveeing — Present participle of levee.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae