8-letter words containing la
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cribella — Plural form of cribellum.
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- crosland — Anthony. 1918–77, British Labour politician and socialist theorist, author of The Future of Socialism (1957)
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cumulant — (mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- cunabula — a cradle
- cupolaed — having a cupola
- cupulate — shaped like a small cup
- curtalax — cutlass.
- cutglass — Made of cut glass.
- cuticula — cuticle
- cyclable — fit or designed for bicycle riding: a cyclable road.
- cyclades — a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)
- cycladic — of or relating to the Cyclades or their inhabitants
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- d'arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- dactylar — of or pertaining to a dactyl
- daladier — Édouard (edwar). 1884–1970, French radical socialist statesman; premier of France (1933; 1934; 1938–40) and signatory of the Munich Pact (1938)
- de plano — without argument.
- decalage — the difference between the angles of incidence of the upper and lower wings of a biplane: A biplane has positive decalage if the angle of incidence of the upper wing is greater than that of the lower wing and negative decalage when the lower wing has the greater angle.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- declared — stated openly, officially, or formally
- declarer — a person who declares
- declares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declare.
- declasse — having lost social standing or status
- declawed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaw.
- defilade — protection provided by obstacles against enemy crossfire from the rear, or observation
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
- deflater — a person or device that causes deflation
- deflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate.
- deflator — (economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
- deglazed — Simple past tense and past participle of deglaze.
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- delative — noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place down from which.
- delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
- delaware — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living near the Delaware River
- delayers — Plural form of delayer.
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- denebola — the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 2.14; spectral type: A3V
- depilate — to remove the hair from
- deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
- deplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane.
- desklamp — A lamp used to illuminate a desk.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.