8-letter words containing e, l, i, g
- bletting — the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
- blighted — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blighter — You can refer to someone you do not like as a blighter.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- bluegill — a common North American freshwater sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus: an important food and game fish
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- boweling — Anatomy. Usually, bowels. the intestine. a part of the intestine.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- burleigh — Burghley
- cagelike — resembling a cage
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- chigwell — a town in S England, in W Essex. Pop: 10 128 (2001)
- claviger — a key- or club-bearer
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- clergies — Plural form of clergy.
- clerking — Present participle of clerk.
- clingier — Comparative form of clingy.
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- collegia — Ecclesiastical. college (def 11).
- comeling — (obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
- comingle — Alternative spelling of commingle.
- coolidge — (John) Calvin. 1872–1933, 30th president of the US (1923–29)
- cringles — Plural form of cringle.
- cultigen — a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- defiling — Present participle of defile.
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- deleting — Present participle of delete.
- deligate — (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- delights — Plural form of delight.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- deluging — Present participle of deluge.
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- diggable — capable of being dug
- digitule — any small finger-like process
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- diplegia — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.