8-letter words containing la
- malamute — Alaskan malamute.
- malapert — unbecomingly bold or saucy.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- malarial — Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- malarian — (dated) Relating to malaria; malarial.
- malarkey — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- malaroma — an unpleasant smell
- malawian — 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.
- malaxage — the act of kneading or softening unbaked pottery clay
- malaxate — To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.
- malayali — a speaker of the Malayalam language
- malaysia — a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- mallards — Plural form of mallard.
- mallarme — Stéphane [stey-fan] /steɪˈfan/ (Show IPA), 1842–98, French poet.
- mamillae — Plural form of mamilla.
- mamillar — resembling a breast or nipple
- mammilla — Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandalas — Plural form of mandala.
- mandalay — a city in central Burma (Myanmar), on the Irrawaddy River: the former capital of Upper Burma.
- mandella — A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- mantilla — a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
- maquilas — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marbella — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean: resort center.
- marcella — a female given name.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- markland — An old Scots unit of measure equal to eight ouncelands.
- maryland — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast. 10,577 sq. mi. (27,395 sq. km). Capital: Annapolis. Abbreviation: MD (for use with zip code), Md.
- masoolah — an Indian surfboat with many oars
- maudslay — Henry, 1771–1831, English mechanical engineer.
- maxillae — Irregular plural form of maxilla.
- maxillar — Maxillary.
- mazatlan — a seaport in S Sinaloa, in W Mexico.
- mcmillan — Edwin Mattison [mat-uh-suh n] /ˈmæt ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1907–91, U.S. educator and physicist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1951.
- medullae — Irregular plural form of medulla.
- medullar — Medullary.
- megillah — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- melamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
- melammed — melamed.
- melampus — the first seer and healer: his ears were licked by serpents he had raised, enabling him to understand the speech and wisdom of animals.
- melanian — a freshwater mollusc of the former family Melaniidae. The Melaniidae family is now separated into the Thiaridae, Pleuroceridae, and Melanopsidae families.
- melanion — a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- melanise — Alt form melanize.
- melanism — Ethnology. the condition in human beings of having a high amount of melanin granules in the skin, hair, and eyes.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melanite — a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- melanize — To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.