8-letter words containing g, e, l, i
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- lightest — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- lignites — Plural form of lignite.
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- ligulate — having or forming a ligula.
- likening — to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel.
- lilongwe — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- lingered — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- lingerer — Agent noun of linger; one who lingers.
- lingerie — underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- lingster — an interpreter
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- litigate — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- litreage — a capacity measured in litres
- liveblog — a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- livening — Present participle of liven.
- livering — Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- lodgeing — Obsolete form of lodging.
- log file — a file that records all the activity that has occurred on a system
- log fire — a fire on which logs are burned
- log line — the line by which a log or patent log is streamed.
- logicise — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logicize — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- longline — A type of deep-sea fishing gear consisting of a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwise — lengthwise
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- lungeing — Present participle of lunge.
- lysergic — Used in designation of lysergic acid, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- medaling — a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- megillah — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- megillot — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- miguelet — miquelet.
- mileages — Plural form of mileage.
- milelong — extending for a mile: a milelong beach.
- milk leg — a painful swelling of the leg soon after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large veins.