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11-letter words containing e, g, l, r

  • endearingly — In an endearing manner.
  • energetical — Energetic; of or relating to energy.
  • engrailment — The ring of dots around the edge of a medal, etc.
  • enlargeable — Capable of being enlarged.
  • enlargement — The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged.
  • enlightener — One who, or that which, enlightens.
  • enquiringly — Alternative spelling of inquiringly.
  • enthralling — Capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.
  • equiangular — Having equal angles.
  • espaliering — Present participle of espalier.
  • espieglerie — Impish or playful behaviour; mischief.
  • estranghelo — an archaic, cursive form of the Syriac alphabet
  • everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.
  • fairy glove — purple foxglove.
  • falteringly — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • farthingale — a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • fertilising — Present participle of fertilise.
  • fertilizing — Present participle of fertilize.
  • field grade — military rank applying to mid-level army officers, as majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels.
  • field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
  • filagreeing — Present participle of filagree.
  • filigreeing — Present participle of filigree.
  • finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
  • finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
  • fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
  • fingerlings — Plural form of fingerling.
  • fingernails — Plural form of fingernail.
  • fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
  • fingerstall — a covering used to protect a finger.
  • fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
  • fireballing — (baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs.
  • firelighter — Small block of flammable substance, typically sawdust and wax combined, used to light fires.
  • firing line — Military. the positions at which troops are stationed to fire upon the enemy or targets. the troops firing from this line.
  • flabbergast — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
  • flagellator — Someone who flagellates, a whipper.
  • flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
  • fleshmonger — (archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
  • flexography — a relief printing technique similar to letterpress that employs rubber or soft plastic plates, a simple inking system, and fast-drying inks.
  • flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
  • florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
  • flote grass — an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans, whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass (G. plicata) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it
  • floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • flower girl — a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
  • fluegelhorn — a brass instrument like the cornet in design and pitch but with a wider bore, larger bell, and mellower tone
  • fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
  • fly gallery — a narrow platform at the side of a stage from which ropes are manipulated to raise or lower scenery, battens, etc.
  • flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
  • folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
  • footslogger — Common term for a foot soldier. A person who footslogs.
  • foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
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