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8-letter words starting with al

  • all hail — an archaic greeting or salutation
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
  • all that — You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying.
  • all told — You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total.
  • all-over — upper; higher up.
  • all-pass — Radio. (of a network, transducer, etc.) transmitting signals without significant attenuation of any frequencies.
  • all-star — An all-star cast, performance, or game is one which contains only famous or extremely good performers or players.
  • all-time — You use all-time when you are comparing all the things of a particular type that there have ever been. For example, if you say that something is the all-time best, you mean that it is the best thing of its type that there has ever been.
  • all-year — taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during a year: an all-year activity.
  • allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
  • allative — the grammatical case, or a word used in the case, that in certain languages denotes movement towards something
  • allaying — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
  • allecret — a half suit of light plate armor.
  • alledged — Simple past tense and past participle of alledge.
  • alledges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alledge.
  • allegate — To make an allegation.
  • alleging — to assert without proof.
  • allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
  • allegros — Plural form of allegro.
  • allelism — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
  • alleluia — Alleluia means the same as hallelujah.
  • allemand — Misspelling of allemande.
  • alleppey — a port in S India, in Kerala on the Malabar Coast. Pop: 177 079 (2001)
  • allergen — An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in someone.
  • allergic — If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it.
  • alleycat — a homeless cat that roams in back streets
  • alleyway — An alleyway is the same as an alley.
  • allheals — Plural form of allheal.
  • alliable — having the ability to form a compact or association
  • alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
  • alligate — to connect or join (a thing) to something else
  • allision — the striking of one ship by another.
  • allmouth — angler (def 3).
  • allocate — If one item or share of something is allocated to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
  • allocher — any of the variant forms of a chereme.
  • allocute — (chiefly, US, legal) To make an allocution.
  • allodial — (of land) held as an allodium
  • allodium — lands held in absolute ownership, free from such obligations as rent or services due to an overlord
  • allogamy — cross-fertilization in flowering plants
  • allomone — a chemical substance secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of another species detrimentally
  • allopath — a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy
  • allosaur — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
  • allosome — A sex chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, or behaviour.
  • allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
  • allottee — a person to whom something is allotted
  • allotter — a person who allots
  • allotype — an additional type specimen selected because of differences from the original type specimen, such as opposite sex or morphological details
  • allotypy — the condition of being an allotype
  • allow me — Some people say 'Allow me' as a polite way of offering to do something for someone.
  • allow of — to be subject to; admit of
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