8-letter words containing la
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gun laws — laws relating to the possession and use of guns
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- habdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- habenula — a narrow bandlike structure, as the stalk attaching the pineal gland to the thalamus.
- halachah — Halakhah.
- halachic — Of or pertaining to halacha (Jewish law).
- halafian — of or belonging to the Neolithic culture chiefly of northern Syria, dating to the fifth millennium b.c. and characterized by adobe dwellings and polychrome pottery decorated with animal designs and geometric patterns.
- halakhah — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- halakhic — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- halation — a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- halazone — a white crystalline powder, C 7 H 5 Cl 2 NO 4 S, having a strong chlorinelike odor, used to disinfect water.
- hamulate — Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- handlamp — A small lamp carried in the hand.
- haskalah — an 18th–19th-century movement among central and eastern European Jews, begun in Germany under the leadership of Moses Mendelssohn, designed to make Jews and Judaism more cosmopolitan in character by promoting knowledge of and contributions to the secular arts and sciences and encouraging adoption of the dress, customs, and language of the general population.
- haulable — Capable of being hauled.
- havdalah — a religious ceremony, observed by Jews at the conclusion of the Sabbath or a festival, that consists of blessings over wine, spices, and the light of a candle.
- haviland — John, 1792–1852, English architect, in the U.S.
- head lad — a man who is in charge of a racing stable
- headlamp — headlight.
- headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
- healable — Receptive to treatment or cure.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hielaman — an Australian Aboriginal shield
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- himalaya — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hla gene — any of a complex of genes, located on human chromosome 6, that govern the expression of HLA.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- holarchy — a system composed of interacting holons
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- hollande — François (frɑ̃swa). born 1954, French socialist politician, president of France (2012–17)
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- homeland — one's native land.
- hordeola — sty2 .
- hortulan — (obsolete) Belonging to a garden.
- hotplate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hov lane — a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
- huallaga — a river in N central Peru, flowing N to the Marañón River: part of the Amazon system. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- hydrilla — a submerged aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, native to the Old World, that has become a pest weed in U.S. lakes and waterways.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- i-player — a service provided by the BBC, allowing its recently broadcast television programmes to be viewed over the internet
- ich-laut — the voiceless palatal fricative sound that is written as ch in German ich, often allophonic with the ach-laut
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.