9-letter words containing e, l, g, r
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- lag screw — type of threaded bolt
- lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
- lager top — a pint or half-pint of lager with a dash of lemonade
- lagerfeld — Karl (Otto). born 1938, German fashion designer working mainly in Paris
- landgrave — (in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.
- langrenus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 85 miles (135 km) in diameter.
- large-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more.
- largeleaf — Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by large leaves.
- largeness — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- largesses — generous bestowal of gifts.
- larghetto — a larghetto movement.
- laryngeal — of, relating to, or located in the larynx.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lauenburg — a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- lawyering — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- leaguered — to besiege.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- learnings — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- lechering — a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- lederberg — Joshua, 1925–2008, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1958.
- leeringly — In a leering manner.
- leg break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- leg-break — a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled.
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- legwarmer — 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.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- leveraged — Simple past tense and past participle of leverage.
- leverages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leverage.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lie group — a topological group that is a manifold.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- lightered — Simple past tense and past participle of lighter.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.