11-letter words containing h, g, e
- 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.
- length mark — a symbol indicating the length of a vowel sound
- lengthening — (linguistics) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens.
- lengthiness — The property of being lengthy, longness.
- let through — to allow to pass (through)
- lethal gene — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lethargized — Simple past tense and past participle of lethargize.
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- lichenology — the branch of biology that studies lichens.
- light bread — white bread.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light guide — optical fiber.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light meter — exposure meter.
- light opera — operetta.
- light table — a table that has a translucent top illuminated from below and is used typically for making tracings or examining color transparencies.
- light valve — a light-transmitting device having transmissions that vary in accordance with an electric input, as voltage, current, or an electron beam, used chiefly for recording sound on motion-picture film.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lightheaded — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightninged — a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lightvessel — A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.
- lightweight — light in weight.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- living hell — If you describe a place or situation as a living hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logorrhoeic — Alternative form of logorrheic.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- long-headed — Anthropology. dolichocephalic.
- longhandles — long underwear.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
- lough neagh — a lake in E central Northern Ireland: largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. About 18 miles (29 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- machine age — the period in the early 20th century when there was greater production and more new inventions of machinery than previously, and considered to be at a peak between the first and second world wars
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata