8-letter words containing e, a, g, l, r
- leverage — 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.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- litreage — a capacity measured in litres
- low gear — the arrangement of gears providing little speed but great torque
- 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.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- meagerly — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- meagrely — In a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.
- meleager — flourished 1st century b.c, Greek epigrammatist.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- oral gel — An oral gel is a semi-solid, jelly-like substance that is applied in the mouth.
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
- overgall — to make sore all over
- overglad — too glad
- palgrave — Francis Turner, 1824–97, English critic, poet, and anthologist.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pellagra — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pillager — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- prelegal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- raggedly — clothed in tattered garments: a ragged old man.
- ragwheel — a chain or sprocket wheel
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- rayleigh — John William Strutt [struht] /strʌt/ (Show IPA), 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.
- re-align — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- reallege — to assert without proof.
- red flag — communist symbol
- red-flag — to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose: The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done.
- regalian — of or relating to regalia or royalty
- regaling — to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- regalist — a person who believes in or promotes regalism
- regality — royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- regelate — to freeze by regelation.
- reginald — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- regulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- relacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- relating — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relaxing — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- relaying — re-lay.
- relegate — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.