11-letter words containing g, e, l, i
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- lingenberry — The lingonberry.
- lingeringly — In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
- lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- little game — deceitful plan, scheme
- little gull — a small, Old World gull, Larus minutus.
- living dead — people who are very dull and boring
- living hell — If you describe a place or situation as a living hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
- living wage — a wage on which it is possible for a wage earner or an individual and his or her family to live at least according to minimum customary standards.
- livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- logic level — the voltage level representing one or zero in an electronic logic circuit
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logocentric — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logorrhoeic — Alternative form of logorrheic.
- loiteringly — in a loitering manner
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- long-limbed — having long limbs
- long-tailed — (of an animal) having a long tail
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
- longevities — Plural form of longevity.
- longingness — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- lounge suit — a man's suit appropriate for informal occasions.
- lumberingly — With heavy, clumsy movements.
- luminescing — Present participle of luminesce.
- lysogenesis — production of a lysogen.
- maddeningly — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- magdalenian — of or relating to the final Paleolithic culture of much of western Europe, dating from c13,000–10,000 b.c. and notable for its artifacts of bone, antler, and ivory and for the cave art of western France and northeastern Spain.
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- magisterial — of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
- maglemosian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the first Mesolithic culture of the northern European plain, adapted to forest and waterside habitats and characterized by flint axes, microliths, and bone and antler equipment used in hunting and fishing.
- magnetotail — the narrow and elongated region of the magnetosphere of the earth or of another planet that extends in the direction away from the sun.
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- mail bridge — (messaging) A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
- maledicting — Present participle of maledict.
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malingerers — Plural form of malingerer.
- malingering — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- maltreating — Present participle of maltreat.
- manstealing — the act of kidnapping.