11-letter words containing e, l, i, g
- rifle green — a dark olive green, as in the uniforms of certain rifle regiments
- rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
- rifled slug — a shotgun projectile with helical grooves on its sides for imparting a spin to it when it is fired through the smooth bore of the shotgun.
- right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
- right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
- right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- ring a bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- ring nebula — a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra that has a ringlike appearance surrounding its central star.
- ring-tailed — having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.
- ringed seal — an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- san gabriel — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
- scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- sdeignfully — disdainfully
- sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- seigneurial — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- selaginella — any club moss of the genus Selaginella, having stems covered in small pointed leaves and small spore-bearing cones: family Selaginellaceae
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- self-guided — accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-ignite — to ignite without spark or flame.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- self-rising — rising without the addition of leaven: self-rising pancake flour.
- self-ruling — of or relating to self-rule
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shigellosis — an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shiveringly — in a shivering manner, usually from cold or fright
- shriekingly — with shrieking