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

  • riding sail — a triangular sail set on the aftermost mast of a vessel, especially a fishing vessel, to head it into the wind; trysail.
  • rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
  • right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • ring a bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
  • ring galaxy — a galaxy having the shape of an elliptical ring: thought to be the result of a collision of two galaxies.
  • ring nebula — a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra that has a ringlike appearance surrounding its central star.
  • ring-tailed — having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.
  • ringed seal — an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.
  • ripplegrass — English plantain.
  • roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
  • roller gate — (on certain dams) a cylindrical gate that rises and falls by rotating against inclined racks.
  • round angle — perigon.
  • royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
  • royal gorge — a gorge of the Arkansas River in S central Colorado. 10 miles (16 km) long; up to 1000 feet (305 meters) deep.
  • royal icing — a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes
  • salad green — a leafy green vegetable, as lettuce, watercress, or escarole, served raw as or in a salad.
  • san gabriel — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
  • sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
  • scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
  • scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
  • screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
  • searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • seigneurial — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
  • seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
  • self-regard — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
  • septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
  • serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
  • sgml tagger — (tool)   A tool to assist with adding SGML to a piece of text. The Tagger only lets the user insert a mark-up tag which is correct in that particular context.
  • sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
  • sigillarian — resembling the fossilized, tree-like plants of the genus Sigillaria
  • silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
  • silver gray — a light brownish-gray.
  • silver-gray — gray with a silvery luster
  • singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
  • singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  • singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
  • singularist — someone who advocates singularism
  • singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
  • singularize — to make singular.
  • sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
  • slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
  • slaveringly — in a slavering manner
  • sling chair — any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet of canvas, leather, or the like, hanging loosely in a frame.
  • slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
  • sluggardise — indolence or laziness
  • sluggardize — to make lazy or sluggish
  • sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
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