8-letter words containing g, l, e, n, r
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- lüneburg — a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (2003 est)
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.
- mongrels — Plural form of mongrel.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- overlong — too or excessively long
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- prolonge — a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.
- re-align — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- reedling — the bearded tit.
- regalian — of or relating to regalia or royalty
- regaling — to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
- reginald — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- reguline — of, relating to, or of the nature of, a regulus.
- relacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- relating — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relaxing — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- relaying — re-lay.
- religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- reliving — to experience again, as an emotion.
- replunge — the act of replunging
- reveling — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- reviling — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- riesling — Horticulture. a variety of grape. the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- ringless — a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ringlets — locks of hair hanging down in spiral curls
- ringlike — shaped like a ring or circle
- roebling — John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- roweling — a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- rungless — one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- sangreal — grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- sniggler — to fish for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their lurking places.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spengler — Oswald [oz-wawld;; German aws-vahlt] /ˈɒz wɔld;; German ˈɔs vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1880–1936, German philosopher.
- sprangle — to struggle or sprawl with limbs spread out wide