9-letter words containing g, a, e, l, i
- inelegant — not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- intangled — Simple past tense and past participle of intangle.
- integrals — Plural form of integral.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- irrigable — capable of being irrigated.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- labelling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- lacewings — Plural form of lacewing.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- langwidge — Eye dialect of language.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- 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.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- 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.
- learnings — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leavening — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- legal aid — free legal service to persons unable to pay for a lawyer.
- legalised — to make legal; authorize.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalized — Simple past tense and past participle of legalize.
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legalize.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- legislate — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- levigable — capable of being levigated or ground into a fine powder
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.