10-letter words containing l, a, g, e
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- lettergram — (historical) A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.
- leveraging — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- levigating — Present participle of levigate.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- levitating — Present participle of levitate.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- liberating — That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas.
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- lifesaving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- ligamental — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- light meat — any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (distinguished from red meat).
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- lignocaine — lidocaine.
- like a log — without stirring or being disturbed (in the phrase sleep like a log)
- like magic — very quickly
- lime glass — inexpensive glass containing a large proportion of lime, used for making cheap glasses, windowpanes, etc.
- line gauge — a printer's ruler, usually marked off in points, picas, agates, and inches, and sometimes also in centimeters.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lister bag — a canvas container used especially for supplying troops in the field with pure water.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- litigative — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- llangollen — a town in NE Wales, in Denbighshire on the River Dee: International Musical Eisteddfod held annually since 1946. Pop: 2930 (2001)
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- loggerhead — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logic gate — gate1 (def 16b).
- login-name — Also called login name, logon name, sign-in name, sign-on name. a unique sequence of characters used to identify a user and allow access to a computer system, computer network, or online account.
- logorrhoea — (British spelling) Standard form of logorrhea.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- long eaton — a town in N central England, in SE Derbyshire. Pop: 46 490 (2001)
- long lease — (in England and Wales) a lease, originally for a period of over 21 years, on a whole house of low rent and ratable value, which is the occupants' only or main residence. The leaseholder is entitled to buy the freehold, claim an extension of 50 years, or become a statutory tenant
- long-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having more than 15 years to run before redemption
- long-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- long-faced — having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- long-range — considering or extending into the future: a long-range outlook; long-range plans.