11-letter words containing a, g, l, u
- guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W central Pacific: U.S. victory over the Japanese 1942–43. About 2500 sq. mi. (6475 sq. km).
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- gulf states — the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
- gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gutter ball — a bowling ball that is rolled into one of the gutters and does not hit any pins.
- gutturalism — The quality of being guttural.
- gutturalize — to speak or pronounce (something) in a guttural manner.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
- heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- hierurgical — of or relating to sacred rites
- high fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- horse laugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- horselaughs — Plural form of horselaugh.
- hourglasses — Plural form of hourglass.
- humbuggable — capable of being humbugged
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hurry along — rush, go quickly
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- inculcating — Present participle of inculcate.
- inculpating — Present participle of inculpate.
- inoculating — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- interleague — (sports) Between leagues; often specifically between the two major leagues of American baseball.
- interlingua — an interlanguage.
- irregularly — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- journalling — journal
- judgemental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- klausenburg — German name of Cluj-Napoca.
- la camargue — a delta region in S France, between the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhône: cattle, esp bulls for the Spanish bullrings, and horses are reared
- lamb's lugs — a perennial herb, Stachys lanata, planted for its foliage, which is covered with white woolly down; the purplish or striped flowers are small
- landlubbing — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- languescent — becoming languid
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.