8-letter words containing l, g, u
- ligulate — having or forming a ligula.
- ligurian — an apparently Indo-European language used in ancient times along the NW coast of the Ligurian Sea.
- limbourg — a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands (Limburg) and a province in NE Belgium (Limbourg)
- linguica — a highly spiced Portuguese garlic sausage.
- linguine — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linguini — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
- lingular — a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- liturgic — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- liu pang — 247–195 b.c, Chinese emperor: founder of the Han dynasty 202 b.c.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- long run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- long-run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longjump — jumping contest decided by length
- longspur — any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
- longueur — a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- lounging — (of a garment) worn for leisure, as at home: lounging robe; lounging jacket.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- luggable — (esp of computers) portable, but with difficulty
- luggages — suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.
- lugholes — Plural form of lughole.
- lugsails — Plural form of lugsail.
- lugworms — Plural form of lugworm.
- lunching — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- lüneburg — a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (2003 est)
- lungeing — Present participle of lunge.
- lungeous — (of a person) violent; rough.
- lungfish — any of various slender, air-breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and Australia, having a lunglike air bladder as well as gills and growing to a length of 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters).
- lungfuls — Plural form of lungful.
- lungless — Without lungs.
- lungworm — any nematode worm of the superfamily Metastrongylidae, parasitic in the lungs of various mammals.
- lungwort — a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers.
- lurching — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- luringly — in a luring or inviting manner
- lustring — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- luxating — Present participle of luxate.
- lycurgus — flourished 9th century b.c, Spartan lawgiver.
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- mealybug — any of several scalelike, homopterous insects of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae that are covered with a powdery wax secretion and feed on plants.
- miauling — Present participle of miaul.
- miguelet — miquelet.
- milk jug — a jug for holding and pouring milk, usually intended for use on the table
- moulding — a growth of minute fungi forming on vegetable or animal matter, commonly as a downy or furry coating, and associated with decay or dampness.
- moulting — Present participle of moult.
- mpegplus — (compression, algorithm) A non-ISO standard compressed audio file format derived from MPEG-1 Layer 2.