7-letter words containing i, n, e, l
- legging — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- leggins — Plural form of leggin.
- legions — Plural form of legion.
- legnica — a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- legumin — a globulin obtained from the seeds of leguminous and other plants.
- leibniz — Gottfried Wilhelm von [German gawt-freet vil-helm fuh n] /German ˈgɔt frit ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
- lekking — a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- lemming — any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings.
- lemnian — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- lending — That lends.
- lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- lenitic — lentic.
- lensing — a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lentigo — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- lentils — Plural form of lentil.
- lentisk — mastic (def 1).
- lentoid — having the shape of a biconvex lens.
- leonids — the meteor showers visible annually about November 16: they appear to radiate from the constellation Leo
- leonine — of or relating to the lion.
- leotine — a female given name.
- lesbian — of or relating to Lesbos.
- lesions — Plural form of lesion.
- lessing — Doris (May) 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
- letting — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- leucine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- levulin — a substance obtained from certain bulbs, such as that of the dahlia, which resembles dextrin and which, on hydrolysis, forms laevulose
- levying — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- leyline — Alternative spelling of ley line.
- li peng — born 1928, Chinese Communist politician: premier (1988–98)
- licence — license.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licente — permitted or allowed
- lichens — Plural form of lichen.
- liedown — Alternative form of lie-down.
- liement — (fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent\u2019s blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
- lienors — Plural form of lienor.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- lignane — (organic compound) The hydrocarbon formed by joining two propylbenzene residues at the \u03b2-carbon atom of the propyl side chain; this structure is the basis of all lignans.
- lignite — a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- lignose — an explosive compound composed of nitroglycerin and wood fibre
- likened — to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel.
- limen's — a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- lin sen — 1867–1943, Chinese statesman.
- linacre — Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- linages — Plural form of linage.
- linares — a city in S Spain.
- linches — Plural form of linch.
- lindane — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- lindens — Plural form of linden.