8-letter words containing a, n, g, e, l
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.
- labeling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- lacewing — any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lag line — a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- lagering — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- lagrange — Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.
- lancegay — a lance used in medieval times
- langauge — Misspelling of language.
- langered — (slang, Ireland) extremely drunk.
- langrage — a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- largened — Simple past tense and past participle of largen.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- leaching — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leanings — Plural form of leaning.
- learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leasings — Plural form of leasing.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lezghian — a member of a people living mainly in the Dagestan Autonomous Republic in the Russian Federation.
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligeance — Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- magellan — Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.