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11-letter words containing l, g, e, n

  • bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  • blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
  • bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
  • bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
  • bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
  • bookselling — the activity of selling books
  • boondoggler — a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
  • bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
  • boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
  • 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.
  • bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
  • brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
  • budget plan — the planning of one's spending
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • bull tongue — a heavy plough used in growing cotton, having an almost vertical mouldboard
  • cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
  • 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.
  • calf-length — Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles.
  • 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
  • canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
  • candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
  • 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.
  • casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
  • castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
  • cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
  • cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
  • ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
  • celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
  • centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
  • ch'ien lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
  • challengers — Plural form of challenger.
  • challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
  • chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • changefully — In a changeful manner.
  • changelings — Plural form of changeling.
  • channelling — Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
  • 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
  • chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
  • chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
  • chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
  • cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
  • christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
  • chronologer — A chronologist.
  • clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
  • clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
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