11-letter words containing l, a, g, r, e
- beleaguered — experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism
- belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- break a leg — to performer: good luck
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
- calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- calligramme — words arranged to form a picture
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
- canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- career girl — a woman whose main priority in life is achieving success in her career or profession
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- challengers — Plural form of challenger.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- chargrilled — Simple past tense and past participle of chargrill.
- charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- clark gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
- corner flag — a flag placed on a short pole marking a corner of a football pitch
- correlating — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.