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11-letter words containing g, e, r, l

  • plantigrade — walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans, and bears.
  • ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
  • plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
  • polar angle — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
  • poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
  • polygrapher — a person who employs a code cipher
  • ponderingly — in a pondering manner
  • port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
  • port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
  • potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
  • powder flag — red flag (def 4).
  • prayer flag — a flag stamped with printed prayers, used by Himalayan Buddhists, who believe that its fluttering sends out the prayers inscribed on it.
  • pre-algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
  • pre-college — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
  • pre-selling — to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
  • preen gland — uropygial gland.
  • presumingly — presumptuous.
  • preterlegal — being beyond the scope or limits of law.
  • primigenial — relating to an early stage of existence; primitive
  • privileging — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
  • prodigalize — to spend lavishly
  • programable — capable of being programmed.
  • prolegomena — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
  • prolongable — able to be lengthened
  • prolongated — to prolong.
  • prolongment — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
  • promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
  • pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
  • purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
  • pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
  • pyrogallate — a salt or ether of pyrogallol.
  • quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
  • quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
  • quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
  • quiveringly — While quivering, or as if quivering.
  • racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
  • range light — one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
  • range table — one of a number of identical small tables that can be used together to form a single table.
  • re-eligible — eligible again, esp able to re-elected for an office or function
  • realignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
  • recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
  • rechallenge — a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
  • rectangular — shaped like a rectangle.
  • recurringly — occurring or appearing again.
  • reflexology — a system of massaging specific areas of the foot or sometimes the hand in order to promote healing, relieve stress, etc., in other parts of the body.
  • reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
  • refrangible — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
  • regenerable — to effect a complete moral reform in.
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