10-letter words containing g, u, l
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- linguister — an interpreter
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- linguistry — the study of language
- liquefying — Present participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquifying.
- liquifying — Present participle of liquify.
- litiginous — (rare) litigious.
- litterbugs — Plural form of litterbug.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- liturgists — Plural form of liturgist.
- loaf sugar — a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
- long house — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- longaevous — long-lived
- longhouses — Plural form of longhouse.
- longitudes — Plural form of longitude.
- longtitude — Misspelling of longitude.
- louisbourg — a fortress in Canada, in Nova Scotia on SE Cape Breton Island: founded in 1713 by the French and strongly fortified (1720–40); captured by the British (1758) and demolished; reconstructed as a historic site
- loundering — a beating
- lounge bar — more elegant bar
- lounge car — club car.
- loungewear — articles of clothing suitable for wear during leisure time, especially in the home.
- loungingly — in a lounging manner
- loup-garou — a werewolf; lycanthrope.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- low ground — Often, low grounds. Southern U.S. bottom (def 4).
- low-budget — made or done on a small or reduced budget; costing relatively little money: a low-budget film.
- lucifugous — Shunning the light.
- lug wrench — a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
- lug-rigged — rigged with a lugsail or lugsails.
- lughnasadh — an ancient Celtic festival held on Aug 1. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
- lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- luluabourg — former name of Kananga.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- lung fluke — any of various trematodes, as Paragonimus westermani, parasitic in the lungs of humans and other mammals.
- lungfishes — Plural form of lungfish.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lutestring — a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.
- luxembourg — a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 999 sq. mi. (2585 sq. km).
- lysigenous — caused by the breaking down of cells
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- malaguetta — an aromatic African herb of the ginger family
- malgré lui — in spite of himself
- malt sugar — maltose
- malt-sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- maquillage — makeup (defs 1, 2, 5).
- marouflage — a method of attaching a canvas to a wall through adhesion, accomplished by coating the surface with white lead mixed with oil.
- mccullough — David, born 1933, U.S. author and historian.