Are your children speaking a lot? Do you plan to strengthen their stock of words with some new words?
If you are thinking that it is quite important to strengthen the communication skills of your children, then you must start teaching them some new words at an early age to help them develop a vast and strong vocabulary.
If you feel the same way, then, let us talk about some interesting 8 letter words that start with the letter L.
Here we go…
List Of 8-Letter Words Starting With L
laagered | simple past and past participle of laager, a defensive encampment encircled by wagons |
laaities | plural of laaitie, meaning a young person, especially male |
Labadies | plural of Labadie, a surname |
Labadism | the religious practices of the Labadists |
Labadist | a member of a 17th-century Protestant religious community movement founded by Labadie |
labdanum | a sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume |
labelers | plural of labeler, meaning a person or device that produces or affixes labels |
labeling | a set of labels applied to many objects in a system/ the act of categorizing something by class |
labeled | to have appointed a person to a position/ past tense for to attach a label to |
labellum | the lower central petal of a flower, usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators |
labially | in a labial manner/ by means of the lips |
labiated | alternative of labiate, meaning having lips or liplike parts/ of, or belonging to the mint family |
lability | liable to change regularly or unexpectedly |
laborers | workers, especially for a given organization/ employees working on a physical construction site |
laboring | actively engaged in an assigned task or duty/ present participle for to agonize over something |
laborism | the development of an organization of workers to campaign for better working conditions |
laborist | a physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide parental care |
laborite | a supporter of a labor movement/ member of a political party supporting labor |
laborous | obsolete form of laborious, meaning requiring much physical effort/ painstaking |
laboured | done with difficulty, or requiring great effort/ extravagant in language, style, or manner |
Labovian | of or relating to William Labov, American linguist |
labrador | a dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other service |
labroids | plural of labroid, meaning belonging to the family Labridae of marine fishes, often colorful |
labrusca | the fox grape |
labryses | plural for a double-headed axe in Minoan mythology |
laburnum | any tree of genus Laburnum, they have bright yellow flowers and are poisonous |
Lacanian | of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan |
lacebark | any of various New Zealand plants in the genus Hoheria |
laceless | without laces |
lacelike | made of lace or decorated with it |
lacerate | to make a long, deep cut in/ to tear, rip, or wound/ to shake or seize by the throat |
lacertid | any lizard of the family Lacertidae |
lacewing | any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera |
lacewood | any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, that from varieties of sycamore |
lacework | a network of fine threads, constructed by a spider/ a length of strands woven together |
Lachesis | one of the three Fates, daughter of Zeus and Themis |
laciness | the quality of being lacy |
laciniae | the narrow, irregular pieces which form a fringe on the borders of some flowers’ petals |
lackaday | an expression of grief or regret |
lackland | a person who does not own land |
lackered | simple past tense and past participle of lacker, meaning one who is lacking |
lackeyed | simple past tense and past participle of lackey, meaning a footman/ a servile follower |
Laconian | a subdialect of the Doric dialect of Ancient Greek, most notably spoken by the Spartans |
laconism | the state of being speechless/ concise and exact use of words in speech or writing |
lacquers | to apply varnish or glaze to a surface |
lacrimal | a vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns |
lacrosse | sport |
lacteals | relating to milk/ relating to, or containing chyle |
lacteous | resembling, or related to, milk |
lactific | producing or yielding milk |
lactogen | a polypeptide placental hormone, with structure similar to those of growth hormone. |
lactones | plural of lactone, meaning a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid |
lactonic | of, relating to, or derived from, lactone |
lactoses | plural for a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units/ plural for a starch or sugar |
lacunars | plural of lacunar, meaning a sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit |
lacunary | of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna |
lacunate | having lacunae or gaps |
lacunose | full of gaps or lacunae |
laddered | past tense for to rip or tear, especially a garment |
ladettes | plural for a young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, especially being boisterous |
ladified | simple past tense and past participle of ladify, meaning to make ladylike |
Ladinian | a subdivision of the Triassic period |
ladleful | a quantity taken up by a scoop |
ladrones | plural for a person usually mounted on horseback who robbed travelers on public roads |
ladybird | any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, having a round shape and yellow spotted elytra |
ladyboys | transgender individuals who were assigned male at birth but present themselves as female |
ladybugs | plural of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, having a round shape and yellow spotted elytra |
ladyhood | the quality or state of being a lady |
ladylove | a woman who is loved by someone/ a love interest, usually in an extramarital relationship |
ladyship | term of respect, usually to royalty |
Laetitia | The goddess of gaity/ a female given name/ short for 39 Laetitia, a main belt asteroid |
laetrile | a drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels |
laevulin | alternative form of levulin, meaning a substance resembling dextrin |
lagering | the stage in the manufacture of a lager beer when it is stored at a low temperature |
laggards | plural for a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others/ a person who is lazy |
laggings | plural for the covering of something, either as insulation or for protection/ lapse of time |
lagnappe | alternative form of lagniappe, meaning an extra or unexpected gift or benefit |
lagoonal | of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one behind a coral reef |
Lagosian | of or relating to Lagos in Nigeria |
laically | adverb for lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical |
laicised | simple past and past participle of laicise, meaning to reduce from clergy to layman |
laicises | third-person singular simple present indicative form of laicise |
laicisms | plural of laicism, meaning secularism |
laicized | simple past and past participle of laicize, meaning to reduce from clergy to layman |
laidback | relaxed and easy-going/ an absence of stress or worry |
lairages | a place where sheep or cattle may be rested during transit to a market or abattoir |
lairiest | superlative form of lairy |
lairised | simple past tense and past participle of lairise |
lairises | third-person singular simple present indicative form of lairise |
laitance | a layer of fine particles of cement and other materials, that forms due to improper finishing |
lakebeds | plural of lakebed, the bottom of a lake, especially after the lake has gone dry |
lakeland | terrain with many lakes |
lakelets | plural for a small stream of running water |
lakelike | resembling a lake or some aspect of one |
lakeport | a port located on a lake |
lakeside | the ground near the edge of a lak/the land adjacent to a lake/ beachfront or waterfront |
lalaland | the fictional place where wandering, dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up |
Lallwort | a phonemically basic word, which is easy for kids to pronounce |
lallygag | to move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others |
Lamanite | a member of the group of descendants of Laman who live in the Americas |
Lamannas | plural of Lamanna, a surname |
lamantin | sea cow |
lamasery | a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows |
lambadas | plural of lambada, or the act of hitting something or someone with a piece of club |
lambaste | to criticize someone or something harshly/ to strike or hit repeatedly |
lambasts | to reprimand severely |
lambchop | a chop or rib of lamb/ a term of endearment |
lambdoid | shaped like the Greek letter lambda |
lambency | the state or quality of being bright or illuminated |
lamberts | plural of lambert, the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimeter |
lambiest | superlative form of lamby, meaning resembling or characteristic of a lamb or lamb meat |
lambings | plural of lambing |
lambkill | a flowering evergreen shrub, Kalmia latifolia, in the family Ericaceae |
lambkins | plural for a young or little lamb |
lamblike | having a considerate or kindly disposition/ prepared to obey others unquestioningly |
lambling | a young or little lamb |
lambskin | the skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached |
lamellae | plural for a thin, plate-like structure/ plural for a thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal etc. |
lamellar | covered in scales |
lamellas | plural for a thin, plate-like structure/ plural for a thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal etc. |
lameness | the state or condition of being unconvincing or implausible/ a state of being weak |
lamented | to have shed tears/ past tense for to feel or express regret, grief or disappointment |
lamenter | someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death |
lamantin | the several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regios |
lameters | plural of lameter, meaning a cripple |
lamigers | plural of lamiger, meaning a lame person/ a cripple |
laminary | related to laminar, meaning of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing in different layers |
laminate | to cover with veneer or coating/ to separate into thin plates or layers |
laminins | a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissues |
laminous | arranged in a sequence of layers or strata |
lamminger | a lame person/ a cripple |
Lamoille | a river in Vermont, USA, which flows into Lake Champlain |
lampases | plural of lampas, meaning a type of luxury fabric with a background weft |
lampasse | alternative form of lampas |
lamperns | plural for a European species of lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis |
lamphole | a vertical shaft down which a lamp may be lowered to inspect a sewer |
lampions | plural of lampion, meaning a small oil lamp |
lampless | without a lamp or lamps/ unlit |
lampoons | to criticize harshly/ to imitate someone especially in order to entertain or ridicule |
lamppost | the pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, like a streetlight |
lampreys | long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the Petromyzontidae family |
lampwork | to produce items by means of this process |
lampyrid | nocturnal luminescent beetle |
lamsters | plural for a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding |
lancegay | a type of lance, consisting a long handle and a steel blade/ a harpoon used by fishermen |
lancelet | any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone |
lanching | present participle of lanch, meaning a large bed of flints |
lanciers | plural of lancier, meaning a cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon |
lancings | plural for the act of stabbing something, especially with a sharp or pointed object |
landable | capable of being landed |
landbank | an area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm |
landdros | a type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827 |
landfall | arrival or docking/ the main landmass of a country or continent |
landfill | a site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth/ matter thrown away as worthless |
landform | a large continuous land-area, either surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass |
landgrab | a landrush |
landings | plural for a place where people and goods can be landed from a boat |
landlady | a woman who keeps lodgings, a boarding house, or a pub/ woman head of household |
landless | homeless |
landline | a fixed telephone communications cable |
landlock | to enclose or nearly enclose with land |
landlord | the owner of a property/ the person responsible for the running of an inn |
landmark | a building or monument of historical importance/ an object demarcating the boundary of an area or land |
landmine | a mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched |
landrace | any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time |
landrail | the corncrake |
landside | inland/ away from the sea/ in the publicly-accessible area of an airport |
landskip | a landscape |
landslid | simple past tense and past participle of landslide |
language | a system of communication used by a particular country or community |
languish | to be depleted, in physical strength or energy/ to desire or pine for something or someone |
lanosity | the quality of being lanose, or wooly |
Some Other Examples Of 8-Letter Words Starting With L
Labarges | Labarres | labarums |
Labellas | labeller | Labelles |
Laberges | labiates | Lablancs |
Labordes | laborer | Labradas |
Lacasses | lacerant | Lacerdas |
Lachmans | Lachneys | Lackners |
Laclairs | lacmuses | Lacostes |
Lacortes | Lacounts | lacqueys |
lactases | ladening | ladhoods |
ladifies | Ladniers | ladycows |
ladypalm | Lafevers | Laffoons |
Laforces | Laforges | Lafortes |
Lagardes | Lagasses | Lagrecas |
Lagrones | laicizes | Laidlaws |
laighest | Lainezes | Laingian |
laipsing | lairized | lairizes |
Lairsons | Lakhanis | Lakovian |
laiques | lallings | Lalliers |
Lalondes | Lamarcas | Lamarres |
Lambdins | Lamborns | Lambsons |
laminals | laminose | lamister |
Lammerts | lammings | Lamontes |
Lamortes | Lamothes | Lamottes |
Lamperts | Lampkins | Lampmans |
Lampsons | Lamptons | Lanahans |
lancelot | lanceted | Lancours |
Lancetots | Landinos | landslip |
Landtags | landsmen | landsman |
landward | laneways | langered |
Langhian | Langhams | Langford |
Langkawi | langlauf | langleys |
Langport | Langones | Langners |
langrage | langrels | langsyne |
laniards | languors | languets |
Lanigans | Lankaran | lankiest |
lankness | lanneret | Lannings |
Lansford | lanoline | lanolins |
Interesting Activities For Kids With 8-Letter Words Starting With L
Sometimes, you may feel that it is urgent to teach your little children several useful new words, right? However, simply teaching them a few new words will not be that much fruitful, if they don’t know how to use those newly-learned words, isn’t it?
So, to avoid this while making the learning experience quite memorable, you may think about engaging them in some attractive game-like activities. Here are a few of those activities.
1. Match The Words With Meanings
A matching activity is an enticing game through which you can show your kids some new words with ease. Through this interesting concept, your child will be able to get a grip of the ideas of the same and different. For this, you must create two sets of attractive cards.
One set must have some colorful pictures, while the other will contain some 8 letter words starting with the letter L, such as lactogen, ladified, ladleful, ladyhood, laidback, lakeland, lambskin, and many more.
Then, you must teach your young companions how to read those cards and show them the right way to match them with the correct words.
Furthermore, you must show your kids how to do the matching activity and encourage them to follow the steps you have demonstrated earlier.
2. Name Game
This is another popular and interesting word-game. This game is a remarkable way to teach your little kids some interesting and useful 8 letter words starting with letter L, along with showing them how to use those words perfectly.
In this game, you have to say or ask something and your child will respond with the correct answer.
You can even play this game in the opposite direction. In that case, your little companion will become the questioner and you will have to give the right answer. Hence, through this name game, you can easily show your little students some important 8 letter words starting with the letter L.
Examples:
Q: What do we call a member of a 17th-century Protestant religious community movement founded by a French pietist, Jean de Labadie?
Ans: Labadist
Q: What do we call a physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide parental care?
Ans: Laborist
Q: What would you call a dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other services?
Ans: Labrador
Q: What is a network of fine threads, especially one constructed by a spider?
Ans: Lacework
Q: What would you call any of various New Zealand plants in the genus Hoheria?
Ans: Lacebark
Q: What would you call a person who does not own land?
Ans: Lackland
3. Fill In The Blanks
Another incredibly simple and enjoyable educational activity is known as fill-in-the-blanks. Through this learning method, you may show your kids some useful 8 letter words that start with L.
Through this game, your young companions will not only be able to learn the new words but also to use them perfectly. Moreover, this kind of easy-to-play word-game will help them in their future studies.
Examples:
La_ewood
L_brador
Lackla_d
Lamb_kin
Ladybi_d
- C 2) A 3) N 4) S 5) R
Conclusion
Thus, with these interesting activities you can teach your kids some useful and new 8 letter words starting with L with ease. Also, for some other interesting ideas, just stay with us.
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