10-letter words containing a, l, g, i
- keratalgia — pain in the cornea.
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- la guardia — Fiorello H(enry) [fee-uh-rel-oh] /ˌfi əˈrɛl oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- laloplegia — paralysis of the speech organs in which the tongue is not affected.
- lambasting — to beat or whip severely.
- laminating — Present participle of laminate.
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- lampooning — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- landmining — the laying of landmines
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- langostino — langoustine.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- large-size — (of clothing, goods, merchandise, etc) of a bigger size than average
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- laryngitis — inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.
- last thing — as the final action, esp before retiring to bed at night
- late-night — of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- latinizing — Present participle of latinize.
- laugh line — crow's-foot (def 1).
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
- leafleting — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- legal high — A legal high is a drug that is taken because of its pleasant effects, but which is not illegal.
- legal list — a list of investments that fiduciaries and certain institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, are legally authorized to make.
- legal-size — (of paper) measuring approximately 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).
- legalising — Present participle of legalise.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalities — the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- legalizing — Present participle of legalize.