8-letter words containing lis
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- idolised — Simple past tense and past participle of idolise.
- idoliser — (UK) alternative spelling of idolizer.
- idyllist — a writer of idylls.
- illision — (obsolete) The act of dashing or striking against.
- inlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of inlist.
- isserlis — Steven (John). born 1958, British cellist
- junglist — A performer or enthusiast of jungle music.
- kalispel — a Salishan language used by the Flathead Indians of Montana and by some neighboring tribes in Idaho and the western part of Washington.
- kallisto — Callisto (def 1).
- karaklis — former name of Kirovakan.
- legalise — to make legal; authorize.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalist — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- libelist — (rare) One who libels, a libeler.
- lisp 1.5 — The second version of Lisp, successor to LISP 1. Developed at MIT in 1959. Followed by LISP 1.75, LISP 1.9, Lisp 2 and many other versions.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- lisptalk — "Concurrent Programming Language Lisptalk", C. Li, SIGPLAN Notices 23(4):71-80 (Apr 1988).
- lispview — CLOS based windowing system on OpenWindows.
- lissomly — Alt form lissomely.
- listable — That can be listed.
- listened — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- listener — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- listeria — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- listicle — a published article structured in the form of a list, typically having some additional content relating to each item: “The Best Cities for Singles” and other featured listicles.
- listings — Plural form of listing.
- listless — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- listserv — any similar software program.
- listwise — Of or relating to a list or lists.
- littlish — rather small
- localise — (transitive) alternative spelling of localize.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- localist — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- longlist — A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- majlises — Plural form of majlis.
- maliseet — Malecite.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.
- marsalis — Wynton [win-tn] /ˈwɪn tn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, U.S. jazz and classical music trumpeter, jazz composer, educator, and executive.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- metalist — a person who works with metals.
- mid-list — the part of a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books consisting of titles that are expected to have average sales or success, as compared to the frontlist.
- mobilise — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- modalise — Alternative spelling of modalize.
- modalism — a Christian doctrine that states that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are one being exhibited in three different ways rather than three separate entities