8-letter words containing a, l, m, o, r
- immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- landform — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lavaform — in the form of lava
- leafworm — A caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- lombardo — Guy (Albert) 1902–77, U.S. bandleader, born in Canada.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- malaroma — an unpleasant smell
- malgrado — in spite of
- mallorca — Majorca.
- malodour — Alternative spelling of malodor.
- maltworm — a heavy drinker
- manarola — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- mandorla — A pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- manorial — (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- marcello — Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1686–1739, Italian composer.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- mariupol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- marlboro — a city in E Massachusetts.
- martello — Alternative form of Martello.
- matronly — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a matron; maturely dignified; stately.
- mealworm — the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, which infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals.
- memorial — something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- modiolar — relating to the modiolus
- molarity — the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- moldwarp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- monaural — monophonic (def 2).
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- morainal — a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- moralise — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- moralism — the habit of moralizing.
- moralist — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- moralize — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.