10-letter words containing a, l, g, o, n
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- 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.
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- langostino — langoustine.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lanuginous — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legionella — a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- liaisoning — Present participle of liaison.
- lignocaine — lidocaine.
- litigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- llangollen — a town in NE Wales, in Denbighshire on the River Dee: International Musical Eisteddfod held annually since 1946. Pop: 2930 (2001)
- lobtailing — (of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- localising — Present participle of localise.
- localizing — Present participle of localize.
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- login-name — Also called login name, logon name, sign-in name, sign-on name. a unique sequence of characters used to identify a user and allow access to a computer system, computer network, or online account.
- logjamming — the act of logs accumulating in a river and becoming jammed
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- long eaton — a town in N central England, in SE Derbyshire. Pop: 46 490 (2001)
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- long-chain — pertaining to molecules composed of long chains of atoms, or polymers composed of long chains of monomers.
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- long-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having more than 15 years to run before redemption
- long-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- long-range — considering or extending into the future: a long-range outlook; long-range plans.
- longaevous — long-lived
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longbowman — an archer who uses a longbow.
- longhaired — Having long hair.
- longheaded — Having unusual foresight or sagacity.
- longmeadow — a town in S Massachusetts.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- longtailed — Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.