8-letter words containing la
- nachlass — remains (sense 4)
- nagaland — a state in NE India. 6366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). Capital: Kohima.
- navicula — an incense holder or incense boat
- necklace — a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels, or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearing around the neck.
- neoblast — any large and undifferentiated stem cell in certain worms, esp planarian worms, involved in regeneration and repair
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nervular — of or pertaining to nervules in a plant
- net play — play made from a position close to the net
- neurulae — Plural form of neurula.
- neurular — of or relating to a neurula
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newslady — A newswoman.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nit-lamp — jacklight.
- nonblack — (of a person) not black.
- nonclaim — Failure to make a legal claim.
- nonclass — Not a class, or not belonging to a class.
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonlabor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- nonpolar — containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
- nonsolar — not related to the sun
- nordland — a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). County seat: Bodö.
- norplant — a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- nucflash — a report of highest precedence notifying the president, secretary of defense, or their deputies of an accidental or unauthorized nuclear-weapon launch or of a nuclear attack.
- nullable — That may be nullified; nullifiable.
- nummular — pertaining to coins or money; nummary.
- oak lawn — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- oberland — a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- oblately — In an oblate manner.
- oblation — the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- oblatory — Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational.
- ocellate — (of a spot or marking) eyelike.
- oeillade — an amorous glance; ogle.
- off plan — (of a new building) considered with reference to its plans, before it has been built
- oil lamp — lamp that burns fuel
- oklahoma — a state in the S central U.S. 69,919 sq. mi. (181,090 sq. km). . Capital: Oklahoma City. Abbreviation: OK (for use with zip code), Okla.
- old lady — a mother, usually one's own.
- omoplate — the shoulder blade
- onolatry — Worship of the ass or donkey.
- oolachan — eulachon.
- opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- oppilate — to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
- oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
- oral law — the traditional body of religious law believed to have been revealed to Moses as an interpretation of the Torah and passed on orally until it was codified and recorded, principally in the Mishna and Gemara
- ortolans — Plural form of ortolan.