8-letter words containing l, a, g, o, n
- langston — John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- largando — allargando.
- laryngo- — indicating the larynx
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- liaoning — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- liaoyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.
- ligation — the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- long-ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- longboat — (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longtail — A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- longwall — noting or pertaining to a means of extracting coal or other minerals in an underground mine from a continuous face, the roof before the face being supported at intervals by temporary or movable artificial supports. Compare room-and-pillar.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- longways — longwise.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- nasology — the scientific study of noses.
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonlegal — not related to, qualified for, or phrased in the manner of the practice of law (distinguished from illegal): a nonlegal explanation.
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- octangle — octangular.
- olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
- oogonial — Of or pertaining to an oogonium.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- own goal — In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against.
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.