11-letter words containing l, i, e, g, o
- dineolignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on a dineolignane.
- dislodgment — Alternative form of dislodgement.
- dispeopling — Present participle of dispeople.
- dog licence — a special license which permits the holder to be the keeper of a dog
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dongle-disk — /don'gl disk/ (Or "key disk") A kind of dongle consisting of a special floppy disk that is required in order to perform some task. Some contain special coding that allows an application to identify it uniquely, others *are* special code that does something that normally-resident programs don't or can't. For example, AT&T's "Unix PC" would only come up in root mode with a special boot disk.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- doubled sig — A sig block that has been included twice in a Usenet article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a doubled sig can be caused by improperly configured software. More often, however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF, pseudo.
- dovetailing — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- downwelling — a downward current of surface water in the ocean, usually caused by differences in the density of seawater.
- dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
- eccrinology — the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.
- ecovillages — Plural form of ecovillage.
- egg rolling — a contest or race in which eggs are rolled over a lawn, using a spoon or paddle, most commonly held as a children's entertainment during the Easter season.
- egomaniacal — Having the psychological condition of egomania.
- egotistical — Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.
- egregiously — Conspicuously badly (used negatively).
- elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.
- elongations — Plural form of elongation.
- emblazoning — Present participle of to emblazon.
- emboldening — Present participle of embolden.
- embryologic — Embryological.
- endemiology — the study of endemic disease
- english oak — a species, Q. robur of the genus Quercus.
- epidemology — Misspelling of epidemiology.
- epoxylignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on an epoxylignane.
- ethnologist — One who practices ethnology.
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
- etiological — Of or pertaining to an etiology.
- etymologies — Plural form of etymology.
- etymologise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of etymologize.
- etymologist — A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words).
- etymologize — Give or trace the etymology of (a word).
- euchologion — a collection of prayers
- exfoliating — Present participle of exfoliate.
- fairy glove — purple foxglove.
- field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
- filled gold — a composition consisting of gold-plating welded to and rolled with a backing of brass or other base metal, at least 1/20 (0.05) of the total weight being that of the gold.
- finger bowl — a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
- finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flower girl — a young girl at a wedding ceremony who precedes the bride and carries or scatters flowers in her path.
- flowingness — the quality of being flowing
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.