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13-letter words containing g, i, e, r

  • lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
  • light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
  • light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
  • light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
  • light-hearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
  • lighter flint — the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
  • lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters.
  • lincoln green — an olive-green color.
  • line breeding — a form of inbreeding directed toward keeping the offspring closely related to a superior ancestor.
  • line integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given curve approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the length of the arcs in the partition times the value of the function at some point on each arc.
  • lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
  • linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
  • liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
  • little finger — the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.
  • live together — cohabit
  • liver sausage — liverwurst.
  • london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
  • longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
  • love triangle — relationship between three people
  • luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
  • luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
  • lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
  • magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
  • magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
  • magic realism — a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
  • magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
  • magna graecia — the ancient colonial cities and settlements of Greece in S Italy.
  • magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
  • magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
  • magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
  • magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
  • magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
  • magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
  • mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
  • mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
  • mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
  • manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
  • managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
  • manganiferous — containing manganese.
  • mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
  • marginal note — aside
  • marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
  • mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
  • marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
  • marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
  • marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
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