8-letter words containing l, g, e, n
- greenfly — an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
- greenlet — any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- gremlins — Plural form of gremlin.
- grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason [tom-uh-suh n] /ˈtɒm ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- grenoble — a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- grueling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- guesclin — Bertrand du ?1320–80, French commander during the Hundred Years' War
- gunkhole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- gunmetal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- gunwales — Plural form of gunwale.
- gunwhale — Misspelling of gunwale.
- guyliner — (informal) Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo subcultures.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hangable — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- heckling — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- hegelian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- highline — kicker (def 9).
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- hl hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- hla gene — any of a complex of genes, located on human chromosome 6, that govern the expression of HLA.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle
- hungerly — marked by a hungry look.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- immingle — (obsolete) To mingle; to mix; to unite; to blend.
- implunge — to submerge
- in large — as a totality or on a broad scale
- indulged — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- indulger — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- indulges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indulge.
- ingulfed — Simple past tense and past participle of ingulf.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- intangle — Archaic form of entangle.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- jargonel — a type of pear that ripens early
- jellying — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- jelutong — a tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained.
- jongleur — (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
- kegeling — the sport of bowling.
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.
- kingless — Without a king.