10-letter words containing l, g, e
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- legwarmers — Plural form of legwarmer.
- leistering — Present participle of leister.
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- lengthened — Simple past tense and past participle of lengthen.
- lengthener — A person or thing that lengthens something.
- lengthless — Without length.
- lengthsman — a lengthman
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
- lentigines — a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- lethbridge — a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.
- lettergram — (historical) A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.
- leveraging — the action of a lever, a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
- levigating — Present participle of levigate.
- levigation — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- levitating — Present participle of levitate.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- lexicology — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- leyte gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, in the SE Philippines, between Samar and Leyte islands: U.S.-Japanese naval battle 1944.
- liberating — That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas.
- liege lord — a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
- lifegiving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- lifesaving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- ligamental — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- light beer — beer with a lower alcohol content than average
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- light line — the line or level to which a ship or boat sinks when fully supplied with fuel and ballast but without cargo.
- light meat — any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (distinguished from red meat).
- light pipe — optical fibre
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- lighten up — be less serious
- lightening — the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, occurring toward the end of pregnancy, changing the contour of the abdomen and facilitating breathing by lessening pressure under the diaphragm.
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.