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11-letter words containing g, i, n, l, y

  • fly-fishing — Angling. a method of fishing in which fly casting is used.
  • fly-tipping — the deliberate dumping of rubbish in an unauthorized place
  • flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
  • flying bomb — robot bomb.
  • flying bond — a brickwork bond having random, widely spaced headers.
  • flying fish — any fish of the family Exocoetidae, having stiff and greatly enlarged pectoral fins enabling it to glide considerable distances through the air after leaping from the water.
  • flying frog — either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.
  • flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
  • flying kite — any of various sails set above the royals or skysails in light weather; jolly jumper.
  • flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
  • flying moor — the act of mooring a vessel between two anchors, the first dropped while the vessel is under way.
  • flying suit — a one-piece garment covering the whole body, worn by aircraft pilots and other crew members
  • flying time — the amount of time taken in flying in an aircraft from one place to another
  • flying wing — an airplane whose wings form almost all the airframe, with the fuselage almost or entirely within the wing structure.
  • flying-spot — denoting an electronic system in which a rapidly moving spot of light is used to encode or decode data, for example to obtain a television signal by scanning a photographic film or slide
  • flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
  • forgivingly — In a forgiving way.
  • fortnightly — occurring or appearing once a fortnight.
  • fosteringly — In a way that fosters or encourages.
  • freestyling — the practice of improvising scenes when making a film or performing a play
  • fungibility — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
  • gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
  • generically — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
  • genetically — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
  • genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
  • genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
  • geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
  • germylidene — (chemistry) the germanium analogues of carbenes, R2Ge':'.
  • gibberingly — While gibbering; with wild, incoherent speech.
  • gigantology — the study or description of giants
  • ginger lily — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hedychium, of the ginger family, native to Asia, especially the white ginger, H. coronarium, having white, fragrant flowers.
  • glossodynia — a condition characterized by a burning or tingling mouth region
  • glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.
  • glutinously — In a glutinous manner.
  • glycerinate — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • granularity — of the nature of granules; grainy.
  • grimacingly — With a grimace.
  • grovelingly — Alternative form of grovellingly.
  • gruellingly — In a gruelling manner.
  • grumblingly — While or as if grumbling.
  • gymnastical — Alternative form of gymnastic.
  • gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
  • gynecologic — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
  • hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
  • hangability — the ability to be hanged
  • harassingly — in a harassing manner
  • harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
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