8-letter words containing n, a, m, e, l
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- lodesman — a person who steers a ship
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madelene — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- magellan — Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
- mainline — to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malonate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of malonic acid.
- malthene — petrolene.
- mamelons — Plural form of mamelon.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- mandella — A decorative Native American object, derived from a traditional ceremonial shield.
- manderil — A mandrel.
- mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
- mandrels — Plural form of mandrel.
- maneless — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- manholes — Plural form of manhole.
- maniable — (obsolete) manageable.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- manliest — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mannerly — having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- manolete — (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez) 1917–47, Spanish matador.
- mantelet — a short mantle.
- manuel i — called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East
- manville — a borough in N central New Jersey.
- manzello — a saxophone-like instrument used in jazz music
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- marlines — Plural form of marline.
- maternal — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.