10-letter words containing a, l, r, g
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- 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.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lag b'omer — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba's students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lager lout — a rowdy or aggressive young drunk male
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- 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.).
- lagomorphs — Plural form of lagomorph.
- lake garda — a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in the country. Area: 370 sq km (143 sq miles)
- land grant — a tract of land given by the government, as for colleges or railroads.
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- large cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- large-size — (of clothing, goods, merchandise, etc) of a bigger size than average
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laryngeals — Plural form of laryngeal.
- 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.
- late greek — the Greek of the early Byzantine Empire and of patristic literature, from about a.d. 100 to 700. Abbreviation: LGk.
- 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.
- le-allegro — L'Allegro.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- leg warmer — 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.
- leg-warmer — 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.
- legharness — armor for the leg, sometimes including that for the foot.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- lettergram — (historical) A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.
- leveraging — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- liberating — That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas.
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- light rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.