11-letter words containing l, a, n, i, g
- sigillarian — resembling the fossilized, tree-like plants of the genus Sigillaria
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- singability — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- singularist — someone who advocates singularism
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- singularize — to make singular.
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- slacklining — the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- sling chair — any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet of canvas, leather, or the like, hanging loosely in a frame.
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- snatchingly — in a snatching manner
- snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- socializing — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- soul-baring — confessing intimate thoughts
- sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- stabilizing — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stagflation — an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
- startlingly — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stipulating — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- subgingival — being or occurring under the gums; especially, being or occurring in the crevice between the gum margin and the neck or root of a tooth.
- subimaginal — of or relating to subimago
- submarginal — Biology. near the margin.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- tailhopping — the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position
- taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- taletelling — the act of telling stories
- tangibility — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- tangle with — get involved with
- tantalising — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.