13-letter words containing g, i, l, n
- lightning bug — firefly.
- lightning rod — a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground.
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- lignification — Turning to wood; the process of becoming ligneous.
- like anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- 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.
- line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- lingayen gulf — a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- little finger — the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.
- living fossil — an organism that is a living example of an otherwise extinct group and that has remained virtually unchanged in structure and function over a long period of time, as the coelacanth and the horseshoe crab.
- living stones — any of various succulent plants of the genus Lithops, native to Africa, having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- logging stone — rocking stone.
- london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
- long division — division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.
- long fin tuna — a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
- long vacation — the summer vacation customary in the law courts and universities.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- looking glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- looking-glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- 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
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals