8-letter words starting with al
- al dente — If you cook pasta or a vegetable until it is al dente, you cook it just long enough so that it is neither hard nor soft but is firm and slightly chewy.
- al desko — (of a meal, esp lunch) at one's desk at one's place of work
- al fatah — a Palestinian terrorist organization, founded in 1956, with the aim of destroying the state of Israel: it has splintered into rival factions since 1988
- al fayed — Mohamed. born 1933, Egyptian-born businessman; owner of the Harrods department store (1985–2010) and of the Ritz Hotel, Paris, from 1979: his son Dodi Fayed (1956–97) died in the same Paris car crash as Diana, Princess of Wales
- al hufuf — a town in E Saudi Arabia: a trading centre with nearby oilfields and oases. Pop: 331 000 (2005 est)
- al qaeda — a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988.
- al qaida — a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988.
- al sirat — the correct path of religion
- al-gazel — Ghazzali.
- al-obeid — El Obeid
- al-qaeda — a loosely-knit militant Islamic organization led and funded by Osama bin Laden, by whom it was established in the late 1980s from Arab volunteers who had fought the Soviet troops previously based in Afghanistan; known or believed to be behind a number of operations against Western, esp US, interests, including bomb attacks on two US embassies in Africa in 1998 and the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York in 2001
- al-qaida — a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988.
- ala dagh — a mountain range in S Turkey: highest peak, about 11,000 feet (3350 meters).
- alachlor — a herbicide in the chloroacetanilide family
- alacrity — If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- alajuela — a city in central Costa Rica.
- alamanni — a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.
- alamiqui — almique (def 3).
- alan kay — (person) The leader of the Software Concepts Group at Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre which developed Smalltalk, the pioneering object-oriented programming system, in 1972.
- alaouite — a member of a Shiite sect of Syrian Muslims
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- alarmism — The production of needless alarms.
- alarmist — Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.
- alastair — a male given name.
- alastrim — a form of smallpox caused by the virus Variola minor
- albacete — a city in SE Spain: metal goods manufacturing. Pop: 155 142 (2003 est)
- albacore — a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
- albanese — Licia [lee-chee-uh;; Italian lee-chah] /ˈli tʃi ə;; Italian ˈli tʃɑ/ (Show IPA), 1913–2014, Italian operatic soprano.
- albanian — Albanian means belonging or relating to Albania, its people, language, or culture.
- albarium — a stucco used in ancient times, made from powdered marble and lime mortar and often polished.
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- alberoni — Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- albert i — c. 1255–1308, king of Germany (1298–1308)
- albertan — of or relating to Alberta or its inhabitants
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- albiness — a female albino
- albinism — the condition of being an albino
- albinoid — Of or pertaining to an animal or person with albinism.
- albinoni — Tomaso (toˈmaːzo). 1671–1750, Italian composer and violinist. He wrote concertos and over 50 operas
- albitize — to turn into albite
- albizzia — any of numerous trees, shrubs, and lianas of the genus Albizia, belonging to the family Leguminosae
- albright — Horace Marden [mahrd-n] /ˈmɑrd n/ (Show IPA), 1890–1987, U.S. conservationist and cofounder of the National Park Service.
- albronze — aluminum bronze.
- albumens — Plural form of albumen.
- albumina — Plural form of albumen.
- albumins — Plural form of albumin.
- albumose — any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion
- alburnum — sapwood
- alcahest — the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
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