11-letter words containing l, a, e, g
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- angel falls — a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroní River; regarded as the highest in the world. Height: 979 m (3212 ft)
- angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
- angel shark — any of several sharks constituting the family Squatinidae, such as Squatina squatina, that have very large flattened pectoral fins and occur in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- angelolatry — the worship of angels
- angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
- angle board — a board serving as a gauge for an angle planed across the end of other boards.
- angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
- angle plate — a steel structural plate, esp one in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used to connect structural members and stiffen frameworks
- anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
- anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
- annual wage — a provision in a contract with an employer guaranteeing the employee a minimum income or work over a period of one year.
- anthologies — Plural form of anthology.
- anthologise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of anthologize.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
- apparelling — Present participle of apparel.
- appealingly — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
- appeasingly — in an appeasing manner
- apple green — a bright light green or moderate yellowish-green
- apple grunt — Chiefly Eastern Massachusetts. apple pandowdy. Compare grunt (def 6).
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- arab league — the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation
- arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archaeology — Archaeology is the study of the societies and peoples of the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- argyllshire — (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute
- arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
- arkhangelsk — seaport in NW Russia, at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River: pop. 407,000
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- arrangeable — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- arrestingly — attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile.
- art college — a college at which students study and make art of various kinds, such as drawing, painting and sculpture
- art gallery — a place where works of art are displayed
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- ashen light — a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase.
- aspergillum — a brush or perforated container for sprinkling holy water
- aspergillus — any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
- assemblages — Plural form of assemblage.
- assentingly — in a concurring or complying manner
- assessingly — So as to assess.
- astrologers — Plural form of astrologer.
- at a glance — If you see something at a glance, you see or recognize it immediately, and without having to think or look carefully.
- at an angle — If something is at an angle, it is leaning in a particular direction so that it is not straight, horizontal, or vertical.