10-letter words containing l, g, e
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keratalgia — pain in the cornea.
- kernelling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- kid gloves — a glove made of kid leather.
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight
- knightlike — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- kriegspiel — (sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- lace glass — glass in a filigree pattern.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lag b'omer — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba's students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lager lout — a rowdy or aggressive young drunk male
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lake garda — a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in the country. Area: 370 sq km (143 sq miles)
- laloplegia — paralysis of the speech organs in which the tongue is not affected.
- land agent — a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- language h — An early business-oriented language from NCR.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- large cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- large-size — (of clothing, goods, merchandise, etc) of a bigger size than average