8-letter words containing ll
- 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.
- amabelle — a female given name.
- amarelle — a variety of sour cherry that has pale red fruit and colourless juice
- amarillo — an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)
- amorally — In an amoral manner; without morals.
- ampullae — Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
- anguilla — an island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British associated state of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla from 1967 until 1980, when it reverted to the status of a British dependency and is now a UK Overseas Territory. Pop: 15 754 (2013 est). Area: 90 sq km (35 sq miles)
- animally — in a physical manner or from the point of view of the anima
- annually — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annulled — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- anodally — in an anodal manner
- ant hill — a mound of soil, leaves, etc, near the entrance of an ants' nest, carried and deposited there by the ants while constructing the nest
- antehall — a room or hall serving as a waiting room and entrance to a larger hall.
- anthills — Plural form of anthill.
- antilles — main island group of the West Indies, including all but the Bahamas