11-letter words containing i, g, l
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jingle bell — a hollow, round, metal bell with a metal ball inside, which makes a jingling sound when it moves: jingle bells on a horse and sleigh.
- journalling — journal
- kaliningrad — a seaport in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Bay of Danzig.
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kilovoltage — electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts.
- 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 il — 1942–2011, president of North Korea 1994–2011 (son of Kim Il Sung).
- kim jong-il — 1942–2011, North Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea (1994–2011): son of Kim Il-sung
- kinesiology — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- king philip — one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- king's blue — cobalt blue.
- king's evil — scrofula: so called because it was supposed to be curable by the touch of the reigning sovereign.
- king's lynn — a historic town in Norfolk, England.
- kite flying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- klieg light — a powerful type of arc light once widely used in motion-picture studios.
- knowledging — Present participle of knowledge.
- la-gioconda — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
- labializing — Present participle of labialize.
- laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- laggen-gird — the bottom hoop securing the staves of a tub or barrel.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamentingly — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lammergeier — the largest Eurasian bird of prey, Gypaëtus barbatus, ranging in the mountains from southern Europe to China, having a wingspread of 9 to 10 feet (2.7 to 3 meters) and black feathers hanging from below the bill like a mustache.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- lancinating — to stab or pierce.
- land bridge — Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
- landgravine — the wife of a landgrave.
- landholding — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landing net — a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.
- landlubbing — an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- langbeinite — a mineral, K 2 Mg 2 (SO 4) 3 , occurring in marine salt deposits, used as a fertilizer because of its potassium content.
- langobardic — Lombard1 (def 4).
- langoustine — a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.
- languidness — The property of being languid.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- lap dancing — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired