11-letter words containing g, u, i
- interlingua — an interlanguage.
- interregnum — an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
- intriguante — a female intrigant
- introducing — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- invigourate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- irregularly — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- irreligious — not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
- jack-up rig — an offshore drill rig or platform having a floating hull fitted with retractable legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above wave level.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jaguarundis — Plural form of jaguarundi.
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- journalling — journal
- junior high — lower secondary school
- jury-rigged — Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc.
- jus gentium — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kanga pirau — fermented corn used as food
- kapuskasing — a town in central Ontario, in S Canada.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kim il sung — 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.
- kim il-sung — 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea
- kim jong-un — born 1984, Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea from 2011: son of Kim Jong-il
- king's blue — cobalt blue.
- kissing bug — Informal. a person much given to kissing. an irresistible desire to kiss or be kissed.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- landlubbing — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- league city — a town in S Texas.
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- lianyungang — a city in NE Jiangsu province, in E China.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light guide — optical fiber.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.