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13-letter words containing l, e, g, u, i, a

  • flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
  • flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
  • gabriel fauré — Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
  • galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
  • gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
  • gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
  • general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
  • gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
  • gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
  • gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
  • give a leg up — to help to mount
  • glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
  • glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
  • grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
  • gray squirrel — a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
  • great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
  • gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
  • guerrilla gig — an impromptu musical performance in an unlikely public space, such as an underground train or on the roof of a building, organized by text-message communication between the band and its fans
  • guerrilla war — a war between an established army and a guerrilla group
  • hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
  • harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
  • hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
  • housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • intergranular — located or occurring between granules or grains: intergranular corrosion.
  • interlanguage — a language created or used for international communication.
  • involute gear — a gear tooth form that is generated by involute geometry
  • irregularness — Quality of being irregular.
  • jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
  • judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
  • junior league — any local branch of a women's organization, the Association of the Junior Leagues of America, Inc., the members of which are engaged in volunteer welfare work, civic affairs, etc.
  • lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
  • legume family — the large plant family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae), typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines having usually compound leaves, clusters of irregular, keeled flowers, and fruit in the form of a pod splitting along both sides, and including beans, peas, acacia, alfalfa, clover, indigo, lentil, mesquite, mimosa, and peanut.
  • leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
  • leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
  • lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
  • lingayen gulf — a gulf in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Luzon.
  • lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
  • linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
  • liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
  • little league — The Little League is an organization of children's baseball teams that compete against each other in the United States.
  • liver sausage — liverwurst.
  • lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
  • luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
  • magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
  • magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
  • magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
  • marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
  • metal fatigue — a weakening and breaking of metal due to it bending and flexing
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