11-letter words containing g, a, u
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- langue d'oc — the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.
- languescent — becoming languid
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- languourous — Alternative form of languorous.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- legacy duty — estate tax; inheritance tax
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- lenat, doug — Doug Lenat
- leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- liquidating — Present participle of liquidate.
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- load-lugger — a motor vehicle that is capable of carrying a load rather than, or as well as, passengers
- local group — the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longicaudal — having a long tail; macrutous.
- lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
- lough neagh — a lake in E central Northern Ireland: largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. About 18 miles (29 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- luggage van — a railway carriage used to transport passengers' luggage, bicycles, etc
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- lung cancer — malignant disease affecting the lungs
- luxuriating — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- maggotorium — a place where maggots are bred for use by fishers
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- magisterium — the authority and power of the church to teach religious truth.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- main gauche — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- make-up bag — a bag in which cosmetics are kept
- manducating — Present participle of manducate.