8-Letter Nouns Ending With L
Here's the list of all the 617 8-Letter Nouns Ending With L in the English Language.
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| national | 1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation More Definitions → |
| personal | 1. a short newspaper article about a particular person or group More Definitions → |
| original | 1. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made 2. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies More Definitions → |
| official | 1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office 2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport More Definitions → |
| material | 1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form More Definitions → |
| regional | More Definitions → |
| physical | More Definitions → |
| hospital | 1. a health facility where patients receive treatment 2. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care More Definitions → |
| football | 1. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal 2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football More Definitions → |
| internal | More Definitions → |
| external | 1. outward features More Definitions → |
| optional | More Definitions → |
| chemical | 1. material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules More Definitions → |
| baseball | 1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs 2. a ball used in playing baseball More Definitions → |
| approval | 1. the formal act of approving 2. a feeling of liking something or someone good More Definitions → |
| criminal | 1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime More Definitions → |
| festival | 1. a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration 2. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) More Definitions → |
| protocol | 1. (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data 2. forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state More Definitions → |
| proposal | 1. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) 2. an offer of marriage More Definitions → |
| terminal | 1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods 2. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves More Definitions → |
| memorial | 1. a recognition of meritorious service 2. a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority More Definitions → |
| parallel | 1. something having the property of being analogous to something else 2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator More Definitions → |
| marshall | 1. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank 2. a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law More Definitions → |
| tutorial | 1. a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students More Definitions → |
| vertical | 1. something that is oriented vertically 2. a vertical structural member as a post or stake More Definitions → |
| tropical | More Definitions → |
| survival | 1. a state of surviving; remaining alive 2. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment More Definitions → |
| firewall | 1. (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust 2. (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet More Definitions → |
| disposal | 1. the power to use something or someone 2. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) More Definitions → |
| seasonal | 1. a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons More Definitions → |
| referral | 1. a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group 2. a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred More Definitions → |
| interval | 1. a definite length of time marked off by two instants 2. a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints More Definitions → |
| imperial | 1. a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III 2. a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach More Definitions → |
| integral | 1. the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x) More Definitions → |
| medieval | More Definitions → |
| oriental | More Definitions → |
| colonial | 1. a resident of a colony More Definitions → |
| rational | 1. an integer or a fraction More Definitions → |
| carnival | 1. a festival marked by merrymaking and processions 2. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment More Definitions → |
| softball | 1. a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger 2. ball used in playing softball More Definitions → |
| tribunal | 1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business More Definitions → |
| temporal | 1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb More Definitions → |
| cocktail | 1. a short mixed drink 2. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal More Definitions → |
| bisexual | 1. a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes More Definitions → |
| cardinal | 1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes 2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order More Definitions → |
| faithful | 1. any loyal and steadfast following 2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church More Definitions → |
| residual | 1. something left after other parts have been taken away 2. (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing More Definitions → |
| marginal | More Definitions → |
| abnormal | More Definitions → |
| subtotal | 1. the sum of part of a group of numbers More Definitions → |
| rainfall | 1. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere More Definitions → |
| charcoal | 1. a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air 2. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing More Definitions → |
| sentinel | 1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event More Definitions → |
| clerical | More Definitions → |
| cerebral | More Definitions → |
| landfill | 1. a low area that has been filled in More Definitions → |
| farewell | 1. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting 2. the act of departing politely More Definitions → |
| goodwill | 1. (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets) 2. the friendly hope that something will succeed More Definitions → |
| pastoral | 1. a musical composition that evokes rural life 2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation More Definitions → |
| diagonal | 1. (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent 2. a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric More Definitions → |
| reversal | 1. a change from one state to the opposite state 2. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating More Definitions → |
| immortal | 1. a person (such as an author) of enduring fame 2. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force More Definitions → |
| squirrel | 1. a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail 2. the fur of a squirrel More Definitions → |
| downhill | 1. the downward slope of a hill 2. a ski race down a trail More Definitions → |
| prenatal | More Definitions → |
| arterial | More Definitions → |
| pedestal | 1. a support or foundation 2. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) More Definitions → |
| overhaul | 1. periodic maintenance on a car or machine 2. the act of improving by renewing and restoring More Definitions → |
| doubtful | More Definitions → |
| nutshell | 1. the shell around the kernel of a nut More Definitions → |
| carousel | 1. a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers 2. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement More Definitions → |
| biennial | 1. (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season More Definitions → |
| corporal | 1. a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines More Definitions → |
| dreadful | More Definitions → |
| betrayal | 1. an act of deliberate betrayal 2. the quality of aiding an enemy More Definitions → |
| methanol | 1. a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol More Definitions → |
| snowfall | 1. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals More Definitions → |
| windmill | 1. a mill that is powered by the wind 2. generator that extracts usable energy from winds More Definitions → |
| cyclical | More Definitions → |
| downfall | 1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation 2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) More Definitions → |
| fireball | 1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) 2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person More Definitions → |
| habitual | More Definitions → |
| rebuttal | 1. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument 2. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder More Definitions → |
| overkill | 1. the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required 2. any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal More Definitions → |
| foothill | 1. a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain More Definitions → |
| snowball | 1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions 2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce More Definitions → |
| monorail | 1. a railway having a single track More Definitions → |
| glycerol | 1. a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils More Definitions → |
| infernal | 1. an inhabitant of Hell More Definitions → |
| bankroll | 1. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) More Definitions → |
| cannibal | 1. a person who eats human flesh More Definitions → |
| materiel | 1. equipment and supplies of a military force More Definitions → |
| cortisol | 1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism More Definitions → |
| deferral | 1. a state of abeyance or suspended business 2. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
| windfall | 1. fruit that has fallen from the tree 2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) More Definitions → |
| handball | 1. a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball 2. a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands More Definitions → |
| binomial | 1. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms More Definitions → |
| hardball | 1. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics 2. baseball as distinguished from softball More Definitions → |
| mackerel | 1. flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish 2. any of various fishes of the family Scombridae More Definitions → |
| inositol | 1. an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex More Definitions → |
| atenolol | 1. an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.) More Definitions → |
| pretrial | 1. (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases More Definitions → |
| flywheel | 1. regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine More Definitions → |
| varietal | 1. a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape More Definitions → |
| epidural | 1. regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery More Definitions → |
| doorbell | 1. a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed More Definitions → |
| minstrel | 1. a singer of folk songs 2. a performer in a minstrel show More Definitions → |
| balmoral | 1. a sturdy laced walking shoe More Definitions → |
| upheaval | 1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) 2. a violent disturbance More Definitions → |
| mouthful | 1. the quantity that can be held in the mouth 2. a small amount eaten or drunk More Definitions → |
| prodigal | 1. a recklessly extravagant consumer More Definitions → |
| dumbbell | 1. an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle 2. an ignorant or foolish person More Definitions → |
| alluvial | More Definitions → |
| daffodil | 1. any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown More Definitions → |
| landfall | 1. the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water) 2. the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) More Definitions → |
| estoppel | 1. a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled More Definitions → |
| hydroxyl | 1. the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols More Definitions → |
| parietal | More Definitions → |
| shrapnel | 1. shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight More Definitions → |
| littoral | 1. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean More Definitions → |
| gunmetal | 1. a type of bronze used for parts subject to wear or corrosion (especially corrosion by sea water) More Definitions → |
| spoonful | 1. as much as a spoon will hold More Definitions → |
| carbonyl | 1. a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide More Definitions → |
| seashell | 1. the shell of a marine organism More Definitions → |
| playbill | 1. a theatrical program More Definitions → |
| dovetail | 1. a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises More Definitions → |
| ponytail | 1. a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail More Definitions → |
| sidewall | 1. the side of an automobile tire 2. a wall that forms the side of a structure More Definitions → |
| reprisal | 1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime More Definitions → |
| tracheal | More Definitions → |
| fishbowl | 1. a state of affairs in which you have no privacy 2. a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept More Definitions → |
| carboxyl | 1. the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids More Definitions → |
| aventail | 1. a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck More Definitions → |
| fastball | 1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity More Definitions → |
| poetical | More Definitions → |
| meatball | 1. ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth More Definitions → |
| armorial | More Definitions → |
| cornmeal | 1. coarsely ground corn More Definitions → |
| viatical | More Definitions → |
| pinwheel | 1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels 2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim More Definitions → |
| handrail | 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling More Definitions → |
| madrigal | 1. an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form More Definitions → |
| roadkill | 1. the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle More Definitions → |
| bluebell | 1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla 2. one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas More Definitions → |
| pectoral | 1. either of two large muscles of the chest 2. an adornment worn on the chest or breast More Definitions → |
| biannual | More Definitions → |
| brachial | More Definitions → |
| coverall | 1. a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing More Definitions → |
| mannitol | 1. a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine More Definitions → |
| eggshell | 1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg More Definitions → |
| newsreel | 1. a short film and commentary about current events More Definitions → |
| highball | 1. a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass More Definitions → |
| bluegill | 1. important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States More Definitions → |
| mistrial | 1. a trial that is invalid or inconclusive More Definitions → |
| showgirl | 1. a woman who dances in a chorus line More Definitions → |
| cesspool | 1. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it More Definitions → |
| propanol | 1. a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic More Definitions → |
| mainsail | 1. the lowermost sail on the mainmast More Definitions → |
| virginal | 1. a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries More Definitions → |
| wildfowl | 1. flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food More Definitions → |
| hydrogel | 1. a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium More Definitions → |
| lacrimal | More Definitions → |
| hairball | 1. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) More Definitions → |
| guttural | 1. a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat More Definitions → |
| handbell | 1. a bell that is held in the hand More Definitions → |
| pickerel | 1. flesh of young or small pike 2. any of several North American species of small pike More Definitions → |