8-letter words starting with lo
- longhorn — any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
- longings — Plural form of longing.
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longjump — jumping contest decided by length
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longlegs — A daddy longlegs.
- longline — A type of deep-sea fishing gear consisting of a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals.
- longlist — A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.
- longmont — a city in N central Colorado.
- longneck — a bottle of beer.
- longness — (rare) length, lengthiness.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- longshot — Alternative spelling of long shot.
- longsome — tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom.
- longspur — any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
- longtail — A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- longueur — a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwall — noting or pertaining to a means of extracting coal or other minerals in an underground mine from a continuous face, the roof before the face being supported at intervals by temporary or movable artificial supports. Compare room-and-pillar.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- longways — longwise.
- longwise — lengthwise
- longwood — a city in central Florida.
- longword — (computing) A type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (specific number of bits depends upon architecture).
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- loo mask — a half-mask worn during the 18th century for masquerades, etc
- look for — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look out — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look see — a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- look-see — a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- lookbook — (fashion, colloquial) A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- lookdown — the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- lookouts — Plural form of lookout.
- lookover — A brief visual inspection.
- looksist — Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
- loopback — The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.
- loophole — a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, for admitting light and air, or, particularly in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside.
- loosebox — Alternative spelling of loose box.
- loosened — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- loosener — Something that loosens.
- looters' — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- lootings — Plural form of looting.
- lopgrass — a species of smooth-bladed grass, Bromus mollis
- lopolith — a mass of igneous rock similar to a laccolith but concave downward rather than upward.
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- loquitur — (he or she) speaks (with the speaker’s name following, as a stage direction or to inform the reader).