11-letter words containing a, l, i, g
- lancinating — to stab or pierce.
- land bridge — Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
- landgravine — the wife of a landgrave.
- landholding — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landing net — a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.
- landlubbing — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- langbeinite — a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.
- langobardic — Lombard1 (def 4).
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- lap dancing — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- lastingness — The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- late blight — a disease of plants, especially potatoes, celery, etc., characterized by spotting, blighting, and withering or decay of the entire plant, caused by any of several fungi, as Phytophthora infestans or Septoria apii.
- laterigrade — having a sideways manner of moving, as a crab.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- law-abiding — obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- lead singer — main singer in a popular music group
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- leading dog — a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding
- leading man — an actor who plays the principal male role in a motion picture or play.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- legatissimo — to be performed as smoothly and connectedly as possible
- legendaries — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legerdemain — sleight of hand.
- legionaries — Plural form of legionary.
- legionnaire — (often initial capital letter) a member of the American Legion.
- legislating — Present participle of legislate.
- legislation — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- legislators — Plural form of legislator.
- legislatrix — a woman who is a member of a legislature.
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.