8-letter words containing ley
- adderley — Julian ("Cannonball") 1928–75, American jazz saxophonist.
- alleycat — a homeless cat that roams in back streets
- alleyway — An alleyway is the same as an alley.
- barnsley — an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)
- benchley — Robert (Charles)1889-1945; U.S. humorist
- berkeley — a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)
- beverley — a market town in NE England, the administrative centre of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Pop: 29 110 (2001)
- brindley — James. 1716–72, British canal builder, who constructed (1759–61) the Bridgewater Canal, the first in England
- brinkley — David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.
- burghley — William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 1520–98, English statesman: chief adviser to Elizabeth I; secretary of state (1558–72) and Lord High Treasurer (1572–98)
- cattleya — any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chimbley — (UK, dialect) A chimney.
- coverley — Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.
- dropsley — a dish of very small dumplings made from a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning dropped in small pieces into broth.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- kaleyard — a kitchen garden.
- keighley — a town in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire, on the River Aire: textile industry. Pop: 49 453 (2001)
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- ley line — any of various imaginary lines along which certain ancient, man-made structures are thought by some to have been aligned
- leypoldt — Frederick, 1835–84, U.S. editor and publisher, born in Germany.
- mccauley — Mary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- pearleye — any of several deep-sea fishes of the family Scopelarchidae, having large, hooked teeth on the tongue, telescopic eyes, and an iridescent patch on each eye tube.
- saleyard — an area with pens for holding animals before auction
- shockley — William Bradford, 1910–1989, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1956.
- stickley — Gustav [guhs-tahv,, goo s-tahf] /ˈgʌs tɑv,, ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. furniture designer, architect, and leader of the Arts and Craft Movement in America.
- tomalley — the liver of a lobster.
- trolleys — trolley car.
- valleyed — having a valley
- walleyed — having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus.
- walleyes — Plural form of walleye.
- waverley — a city in New South Wales, SE Australia, near Sydney.
- wesleyan — of or relating to John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
- wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- whiteley — Brett. 1939–1992, Australian artist, who travelled widely in Europe and Asia; his works include landscapes, nudes, and portraits
- wolseley — Garnet Joseph, 1st Viscount, 1833–1913, British field marshal.
- yeardley — (Sir) George, 1587?–1627, English colonial governor of Virginia 1619–21, 1626–27.
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