16-letter words containing l, a, u, g
- golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
- golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
- gonzález márquez — Felipe (feˈlipe). born 1942, Spanish statesman; prime minister of Spain (1982–96)
- granulated paper — paper with a roughened surface
- granulated sugar — a coarsely ground white sugar, widely used as a sweetener.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- graphic language — For specifying graphic operations.
- great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- great-granduncle — an uncle of one's grandfather or grandmother.
- grenade launcher — a device attached to the muzzle of a rifle, permitting the firing of rifle grenades.
- grounded neutral — Grounded neutral is the situation in which the neutral wire of an electrical supply system is connected to ground.
- gulf of honduras — an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
- gulf of liaodong — the N part of the Gulf of Chihli, west of the Liaodong Peninsula
- gulf of martaban — an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar
- gulf of san blas — an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama
- gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- hemagglutinating — That causes hemagglutination.
- hemagglutination — the clumping of red blood cells.
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- hot stove league — devotees of a sport, especially baseball, who meet for off-season talks.
- hot-stove league — devotees of a sport, especially baseball, who meet for off-season talks.
- hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
- hydraulic mining — placer mining using a pressurized stream of water.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- imago europe plc — A UK Internet provider. There sevice is called Imago On-line. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- in large measure — If something is true in some measure or in large measure, it is partly or mostly true.
- in the long haul — in a future time
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- irregular galaxy — a galaxy with no specific form and a relatively low mass.
- isoagglutination — the clumping of the red blood cells by a transfusion of the blood or serum of a genetically different individual of the same species.
- ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
- kangaroo closure — a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
- labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
- language barrier — difficulty in communication due to language difference
- language isolate — isolate (def 9).
- lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
- latent ambiguity — uncertainty that arises when a seemingly clear written instrument is matched against an extrinsic fact, as when a description of something being sold fits two different items.
- laughing jackass — kookaburra.
- leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
- leaf-cutting ant — any of several tropical American ants of the genus Atta that cut and chew bits of leaves and flowers into a mash that they use to cultivate a fungus garden.
- leaf-cutting bee — any of the bees of the family Megachilidae that cut circular pieces from leaves or flowers to line their nests.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league