9-letter words containing g, e, n, a
- leavening — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- legalness — The state of being legal, the property of being within the law.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilangeni — a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.
- line gale — equinoctial storm.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- long game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance. Compare short game (def 1).
- long ream — 500 sheets of paper
- long wave — Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
- longaeval — Alt form longeval.
- longbeard — bellarmine.
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- magaziner — Someone who writes for a magazine.
- magazines — A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject or area of interest.
- magdalena — a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1060 miles (1705 km) long.
- magdalene — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magnesian — (chiefly of rocks and minerals) containing or relatively rich in magnesium.
- magnesite — a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnetars — Plural form of magnetar.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- magnetise — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- magnetism — the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
- magnetite — a very common black iron oxide mineral, Fe 3 O 4 , that is strongly attracted by magnets: an important iron ore.
- magnetize — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- magnetron — a two-element vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is under the influence of an external magnetic field, used to generate extremely short radio waves.
- magnified — Having been visually enlarged by the process of magnification.
- magnifier — a person or thing that magnifies.
- magnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magnify.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- mainstage — The largest performing space in a venue.
- maj. gen. — Major General
- malaguena — a Spanish dance similar to the fandango, originating in Málaga.
- malengine — a wicked plan or deceit
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- mammering — to stammer or mutter.
- managable — Misspelling of manageable.
- manage up — to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer
- mandelbug — (jargon, programming) /man'del-buhg/ (From the Mandelbrot set) A bug whose underlying causes are so complex and obscure as to make its behaviour appear chaotic or even nondeterministic. This term implies that the speaker thinks it is a Bohr bug, rather than a heisenbug. See also schroedinbug.
- mangabeys — Plural form of mangabey.