8-letter words that end in l
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- reviewal — the act of reviewing.
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- rightful — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- rijndael — Advanced Encryption Standard
- ringsail — ringtail (def 3).
- ringtail — any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- rio azul — an archaeological site in the jungles of northern Guatemala, where a 1500-year-old painted Mayan tomb was discovered intact in 1984.
- roadkill — Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.
- robocall — a telephone call placed to large numbers of people by a computerized device that automatically dials the telephone numbers and plays a recorded message: Many but not all robocalls are illegal.
- rock oil — petroleum.
- rock-eel — rock blenny.
- rockfall — an act or instance of the falling of rock, as in a cave-in or an avalanche.
- rockwell — Norman, 1894–1978, U.S. illustrator.
- rod mill — Metalworking. a mill for making metal rods.
- rohypnol — Rohypnol is a powerful drug that makes a person semi-conscious.
- rondavel — a circular often thatched building with a conical roof
- rootball — a roughly spherical aggregate of roots and soil that is transplanted with a plant, especially a tree or shrub.
- rose oil — a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, especially damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.
- rosebowl — a decorative bowl for displaying roses
- rosewall — Ken(neth R.) born 1934, Australian tennis player.
- rototill — to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
- rubrical — reddish; marked with red.
- ruisdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- ruysdael — Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
- s-scroll — an ornamental motif in the form of the letter S .
- sabadell — a city in NE Spain, N of Barcelona.
- saburral — relating to saburra
- safronal — an oily liquid derived from saffron
- sagittal — Anatomy. of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture. (in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
- sam hill — hell (used especially in WH-questions as a mild oath expressing exasperation and usually preceded by in or the): Who in Sam Hill are you?
- sand eel — sand lance.
- sandhill — a hill of sand, esp a dune on the seashore
- sandwell — a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 285 000 (2003 est). Area: 86 sq km (33 sq miles)
- sangraal — grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- sangreal — grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- santalol — a liquid from sandalwood used in making perfume
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- satrapal — relating to a satrap or satrapy
- save-all — a means, contrivance, or receptacle for preventing loss or waste.
- scargill — Arthur. born 1938, British trades union leader; president of the National Union of Mineworkers (1982–2002). He led the miners in a long and bitter strike (1984–85), but failed to prevent pit closures
- scenical — of or relating to natural scenery.
- scentful — full of scent or odour; fragrant
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- schlegel — August Wilhelm von [ou-goo st vil-helm fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1767–1845, German poet, critic, and translator.
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- scoopful — the amount that a scoop can hold.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.