14-letter words containing i, n, l, u
- gallamine blue — a type of mordant dye
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- general public — people in general
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- giant puffball — a puffball, Calvatia gigantea, that is the largest of its kind, known to have grown to more than 5 feet (1.6 meters) in circumference.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- golden jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- gulf of guinea — a large inlet of the S Atlantic on the W coast of Africa, extending from Cape Palmas, Liberia, to Cape Lopez, Gabon: contains two large bays, the Bight of Bonny and the Bight of Benin, separated by the Niger delta
- gulf of tonkin — an arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)
- gull-wing door — a car door that opens upwards
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
- harlequinesque — in the manner of a harlequin.
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- hemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holy communion — communion (def 1).
- honour killing — a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- illuminatingly — In an illuminating manner.
- illustrational — of, relating to, or characteristic of illustrations: illustrational art.