8-letter words containing g, l, e, n, r
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- greenfly — an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
- greenlet — any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- gremlins — Plural form of gremlin.
- grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason [tom-uh-suh n] /ˈtɒm ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- grenoble — a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- grueling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- guyliner — (informal) Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo subcultures.
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle
- hungerly — marked by a hungry look.
- in large — as a totality or on a broad scale
- indulger — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- jongleur — (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
- kinglier — Comparative form of kingly.
- kringles — Plural form of kringle.
- lagering — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- lagrange — Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.
- langered — (slang, Ireland) extremely drunk.
- langrage — a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- largened — Simple past tense and past participle of largen.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leg iron — a shackle for a prisoner's leg
- legendre — Adrien Marie [a-dree-an ma-ree] /a driˈɛ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1833, French mathematician.
- legendry — legends collectively.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- levering — Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- lingered — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- lingerer — Agent noun of linger; one who lingers.
- lingerie — underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- lingster — an interpreter
- livering — Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- longeron — a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longueur — a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .