10-letter words containing a, l, r, g
- 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-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.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lister bag — a canvas container used especially for supplying troops in the field with pure water.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- litigators — Plural form of litigator.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- loaf sugar — a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logographs — Plural form of logograph.
- logography — printing with logotypes.
- logorrhoea — (British spelling) Standard form of logorrhea.
- 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-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- long-range — considering or extending into the future: a long-range outlook; long-range plans.
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longhaired — Having long hair.
- loom large — to be very prominent or important
- lounge bar — more elegant bar
- lounge car — club car.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- loup-garou — a werewolf; lycanthrope.
- low german — the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. Abbreviation: LG. Compare High German (def 1).
- loya jirga — an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan
- luluabourg — former name of Kananga.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lyme grass — type of perennial dune grass
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- m-learning — a form of e-learning designed for mobile phones or tablet computers
- macroalgal — Of, or pertaining to, macroalga.
- magistrals — Plural form of magistral.
- mail merge — (messaging) A function of some word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Word) that produces multiple instances of a document by substituting different text strings from a database in place of certain field markers. This is often done with envelopes, resumes, spam, and various other mass mailings.
- malgré lui — in spite of himself
- malingered — Simple past tense and past participle of malinger.
- malingerer — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malt sugar — maltose
- malt-sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- mar-a-lago — an estate and resort in Palm Beach, Florida; used by Donald Trump as a presidential retreat