8-letter words containing l, g, e
- deligent — Archaic spelling of diligent.
- delights — Plural form of delight.
- deluding — Present participle of delude.
- deluging — Present participle of deluge.
- demology — the study of human populations, activities, and behaviour
- denglish — a variety of German containing a high proportion of English words
- desludge — mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
- detangle — to remove tangles from (hair)
- deviling — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- diggable — capable of being dug
- digitule — any small finger-like process
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- diplegia — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- dirgeful — Having the qualities of a dirge; moaning.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- dislodge — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
- divulged — Past participle of divulge.
- divulger — One who divulges something.
- divulges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divulge.
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dog sled — a sled (or sledge) drawn by dogs
- doggedly — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- doggerel — comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor.
- dogsleds — Plural form of dogsled.
- dogsleep — a feigned or fitful sleep
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- draggled — Simple past tense and past participle of draggle.
- dragline — a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- drugless — being without the use of drugs, as certain methods of medical treatment.
- duelling — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dukeling — an inferior or minor duke
- duologue — a conversation between two persons; dialogue.
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- e galaxy — a type of galaxy having the shape of a spheroid or ellipsoid, rather than a disk.
- earplugs — Plural form of earplug.
- eclogite — a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- ecologic — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- edgehill — a ridge in S Warwickshire: site of the indecisive first battle between Charles I and the Parliamentarians (1642) in the Civil War
- edgeless — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- eelgrass — a grasslike marine plant, Zostera marina, having ribbonlike leaves.
- egg cell — egg1 (def 5).
- egg coal — anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (8 to 8 cm), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
- egg flip — an alcoholic drink made from egg, sugar and brandy or sherry
- egg roll — a cylindrical casing of egg dough filled with a minced mixture of meat or shrimp, bamboo shoots, onions, etc., and fried in deep fat.