8-letter words containing a, l
- 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
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- alloying — relating to, or used in, alloying
- allozyme — any one of a number of different structural forms of the same enzyme coded for by a different allele
- allright — yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.
- allsorts — assorted small candies, usually flavored with licorice
- allspice — Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree.
- alluding — Present participle of allude.
- alluring — Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- alluvial — Alluvial soils are soils which consist of earth and sand left behind on land which has been flooded or where a river once flowed.
- alluvion — the wash of the sea or of a river
- alluvium — a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
- allyship — The role or status of being an ally.
- alma-ata — Almaty
- almagest — a work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century ad containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue
- almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.