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11-letter words containing i, g, l

  • dog licence — a special license which permits the holder to be the keeper of a dog
  • dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
  • dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
  • dollar sign — the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars.
  • dongle-disk — /don'gl disk/ (Or "key disk") A kind of dongle consisting of a special floppy disk that is required in order to perform some task. Some contain special coding that allows an application to identify it uniquely, others *are* special code that does something that normally-resident programs don't or can't. For example, AT&T's "Unix PC" would only come up in root mode with a special boot disk.
  • double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
  • doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
  • douglas fir — a coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of western North America, often more than 200 feet (60 meters) high, having reddish-brown bark, flattened needles, and narrow, light-brown cones, and yielding a strong, durable timber: the state tree of Oregon.
  • dovetailing — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
  • downlighter — Downlight.
  • downloading — download
  • downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
  • downscaling — Present participle of downscale.
  • downwelling — a downward current of surface water in the ocean, usually caused by differences in the density of seawater.
  • doxological — Of or pertaining to doxology.
  • dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
  • drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
  • drizzlingly — With drizzle, or light rain.
  • du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
  • duplicating — Present participle of duplicate.
  • dyslogistic — conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.
  • early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
  • east anglia — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.
  • eccrinology — the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.
  • ecovillages — Plural form of ecovillage.
  • egalitarian — asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
  • egg rolling — a contest or race in which eggs are rolled over a lawn, using a spoon or paddle, most commonly held as a children's entertainment during the Easter season.
  • egomaniacal — Having the psychological condition of egomania.
  • egotistical — Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.
  • egregiously — Conspicuously badly (used negatively).
  • eigenvalues — Plural form of eigenvalue.
  • ejaculating — Present participle of ejaculate.
  • elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.
  • electrizing — Present participle of electrize.
  • elegiacally — In the manner of an elegy, or funeral poem.
  • eligibility — The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
  • eliminating — Present participle of eliminate.
  • elongations — Plural form of elongation.
  • elucidating — Present participle of elucidate.
  • emblazoning — Present participle of to emblazon.
  • emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
  • embracingly — In an embracing manner.
  • embrangling — Present participle of embrangle.
  • embrittling — Present participle of embrittle.
  • embryologic — Embryological.
  • empanelling — Present participle of empanel.
  • emulsifying — Present participle of emulsify.
  • endearingly — In an endearing manner.
  • endemiology — the study of endemic disease
  • energetical — Energetic; of or relating to energy.
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