10-letter words that end in il
- keep vigil — If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- land snail — any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails: some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests.
- light rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light-rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- lip pencil — a make-up pencil used for outlining, shaping or colouring the lips
- lisinopril — A drug of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class, primarily used in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, heart attacks, and certain complications of diabetes.
- lunch-pail — lunchbox.
- mesofossil — A fossil of a small part of a plant, such as a fruit, leaf or seed.
- nanofossil — A nanosized fossil.
- neroli oil — a brown essential oil derived from the flowers of the orange tree, Citrus aurantium, used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- night soil — human excrement collected and used as fertilizer.
- nixie mail — mail which cannot be delivered due to an incorrect or non-existent address
- non-retail — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- nut weevil — any of several snout beetles of the genus Balaninus, the larvae of which live in and feed on nuts and acorns.
- overfulfil — to fulfil to a greater degree than required
- pack trail — a path or route suitable for pack animals
- pea weevil — a seed beetle, Bruchus pisorum, the larvae of which live in and feed on the seeds of the pea plant.
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- phone mail — voice mail
- plain rail — (in a double-hung window) a meeting rail equal in thickness to its sash.
- plain sail — any of the ordinary working sails of a vessel.
- plate rail — a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall to hold plates, especially for ornament or display.
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- quadrifoil — Alternative form of quadrifoliate.
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- red-pencil — to delete, censor, correct, or abridge (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead: His book was heavily red-penciled before it got clearance.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- sesame oil — a yellow oil expressed from the seeds of the sesame, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics.
- shirt-tail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- silvertail — a person of affluence or influence.
- snail mail — physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with email.
- snow devil — a whirling column of snow
- solar sail — Aerospace. a design concept for spacecraft propulsion consisting of a very thin, very large sheet of highly polished material that would be driven by the pressure of sunlight.
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- split rail — a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing.
- spoon nail — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- squaretail — any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.
- stand bail — to act as surety (for someone)
- strike oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- suntan oil — an oil that you rub into your skin to protect it from the sun's harmful UV rays
- telsontail — any of several minute, wingless, primitive insects of the order Protura, having a cone-shaped head with sucking and piercing mouthparts and no eyes or antennae, inhabiting damp soil or decaying organic matter.
- tesla coil — an air-core transformer used to produce high voltages of high-frequency alternating currents.
- thiouracil — a white, slightly water-soluble, bitter, crystalline powder C 4 H 4 N 2 OS, used chiefly in treating hyperthyroidism by reducing the activity of the thyroid gland.
- third rail — Railroads. a rail laid parallel and adjacent to the running rails of an electrified railroad to provide electric current to the motors of a car or locomotive through contact shoes. an additional running rail laid on the same ties as the two regular rails of a railroad track to provide a multigauge capability.
- towel rail — a rail or frame in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on