10-letter words containing l, a, g, i
- seguidilla — Prosody. a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
- seignorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- self-image — the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.
- shangri la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shillelagh — a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
- sialagogic — encouraging salivary flow.
- sialagogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- sialogogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- sigillarid — a fossilized, tree-like plant of the genus Sigillaria
- signal box — a railway signal tower.
- signal red — pimento (def 3).
- signalling — the action of generating or transmitting signals
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- silica gel — a highly adsorbent gelatinous form of silica, used chiefly as a dehumidifying and dehydrating agent.
- silk gland — any of several glands, as in various insects and spiders, that secrete a viscid protein substance which hardens into silk on contact with air.
- silver age — Classical Mythology. the second of the four ages of humankind, inferior to the golden age but superior to the bronze age that followed: characterized by an increase of impiety and of human weakness.
- sing along — an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
- sing-along — an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
- singhalese — Sinhalese
- single man — an individual checker restricted to forward moves, as contrasted with a king.
- single tax — a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.
- singularly — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- skylarking — a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- slangingly — in a scolding manner
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- sling hash — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- sling-back — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- slip gauge — a very accurately ground block of hardened steel used to measure a gap with close accuracy: used mainly in tool-making and inspection
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- smashingly — impressive or wonderful: a smashing display.
- snappingly — involving a snap
- sneakingly — acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- solivagant — a lone wanderer
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- spindleage — total number or capacity of spindles in a mill, area, etc.
- spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- split page — (in a newspaper) a page replacing one of an earlier edition and containing chiefly the same material in altered form.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- squabbling — act of quarrelling
- squillagee — squeegee.
- stabbingly — in a stabbing way
- stalagmite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stalingrad — former name of Volgograd.
- startingly — in sudden brief snatches, or with a sudden nervous jump or start