8-letter words containing el
- as level — a public examination taken for the General Certificate of Education, with a smaller course content than an A level: since 2000 taken either as the first part of a full A level or as a qualification in its own right
- ashkelon — Ashqelon
- ashqelon — city in SW Israel, on the Mediterranean: nearby is the site of an ancient city-state (often sp. Ashkelon) of the Philistines, 12th cent. b.c. (cf. I Sam. 6:17; Jer. 25:20): pop. 57,000
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- ateliers — Plural form of atelier.
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- atheling — (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties
- aurelian — Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad, Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire
- aurelius — Marcus(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) a.d. 121-180; Rom. emperor (161-180) & Stoic philosopher
- avellane — of hazelnuts
- aversely — having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- babelize — to make a confusion of (customs, languages, usages, etc.); cause to be mixed or unintelligible; confound.
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- backheel — (soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- backveld — (in South Africa) a remote, sparsely populated, and often primitive area
- bakelite — Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.
- bakewell — Robert. 1725–95, English agriculturist; radically improved livestock breeding, esp of cattle and sheep
- bandelet — a small band of any kind, particularly one worn around the head
- bandello — Matteo [maht-te-aw] /mɑtˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1485–1561, Italian ecclesiastic and author.
- barbells — Plural form of barbell.
- barbicel — any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules
- bareland — (of a croft) having no house attached
- bargello — a needlepoint embroidery stitch producing a zigzag pattern
- barreled — Having the specified number of barrels.
- baselard — a historical (predominantly 13th–17th century) short Swiss sword with a distinctive crescent-shaped pommel and crossguard
- baseless — If you describe an accusation, rumour, or report as baseless, you mean that it is not true and is not based on facts.
- baseline — The baseline of a tennis, badminton, or basketball court is one of the lines at each end of the court that mark the limits of play.
- baseload — The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.
- bateless — not abating or not able to be abated
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- batteler — (at Oxford University) a student who charges food and other costs to a battel account
- baysmelt — topsmelt.
- bdellium — any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
- bechamel — a basic white sauce made of milk, butter, flour, and, sometimes, cream
- becknell — William, c1790–1865, U.S. frontier trader: opened Santa Fe Trail 1822.
- becudgel — to arm with a cudgel
- bedrivel — to drivel upon or cover in dribble
- behovely — useful
- belabour — If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
- belamour — a beloved person
- belandre — bilander.
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- belching — to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
- belfried — with a belfry
- belgique — a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Capital: Brussels.
- belgorod — city in W European Russia, on the Donets River: pop. 318,000
- belgrade — the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)