9-letter words containing g, a, i, l
- light air — a wind of 1–3 miles per hour (0.5–1.3 m/sec).
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- lightboat — a small lightship.
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightfast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilangeni — a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.
- line gale — equinoctial storm.
- lingayata — a Saiva cult emphasizing devotion and faith.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- litigable — subject to litigation; actionable by a lawsuit.
- litigants — Plural form of litigant.
- litigated — Simple past tense and past participle of litigate.
- litigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of litigate.
- litigator — a courtroom lawyer.
- litterbag — a small paper or plastic bag for trash or rubbish, as one carried in an automobile.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- log cabin — house made of trimmed tree trunks
- logaoedic — composed of dactyls and trochees or of anapests and iambs, producing a movement somewhat suggestive of prose.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logically — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logicians — Plural form of logician.
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- long tail — the segment of a market representing the large number of products that sell in small quantities, considered by some to be of greater financial value than the few products that sell in very large quantities
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- magistral — Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal (def 1).
- magmalisp — (language) The predecessor of Magma2.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnolias — Plural form of magnolia.
- mail flag — a flag of the International Code of Signals symbolizing the letter Y, flown alone by a ship to indicate that it is carrying mail: a square flag with red and yellow diagonal stripes.
- malengine — a wicked plan or deceit
- malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- malpighia — (botany) Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
- manacling — Present participle of manacle.
- marginals — Plural form of marginal.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- martingal — Alternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse).
- marveling — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.