9-letter words containing a, l, g, e
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legalize.
- legalness — The state of being legal, the property of being within the law.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- legislate — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- legwarmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- leveraged — Simple past tense and past participle of leverage.
- leverages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leverage.
- levigable — capable of being levigated or ground into a fine powder
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilangeni — a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.
- line gale — equinoctial storm.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- litigable — subject to litigation; actionable by a lawsuit.
- litigated — Simple past tense and past participle of litigate.
- litigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of litigate.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- lock gate — one of the two gates of a lock
- lodgeable — Capable of being lodged.
- logaoedic — composed of dactyls and trochees or of anapests and iambs, producing a movement somewhat suggestive of prose.
- logorrhea — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- long game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance. Compare short game (def 1).
- long ream — 500 sheets of paper
- long wave — Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
- longaeval — Alt form longeval.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- love game — a game in which one's opponent fails to win a point.