10-letter words containing l, i, e, g, s
- homologise — Alt form homologize.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- houselight — One of the lights in an auditorium.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- idealising — Present participle of idealise.
- idealogies — Misspelling of ideologies.
- ideologies — the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
- ideologise — to render ideological
- ideologist — an expert in ideology.
- ideologues — Plural form of ideologue.
- illegalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of illegalize.
- ingestible — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- inglenooks — Plural form of inglenook.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- isoglosses — Plural form of isogloss.
- jugendstil — art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries.
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- 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.
- 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.
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight
- 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.
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- large-size — (of clothing, goods, merchandise, etc) of a bigger size than average
- leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
- leg shield — a part on a motorcycle, scooter, etc, that protects the legs of the rider or of a passenger
- legal list — a list of investments that fiduciaries and certain institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, are legally authorized to make.
- legal-size — (of paper) measuring approximately 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 cm).
- legalising — Present participle of legalise.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalities — the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- legendries — Plural form of legendry.
- legislated — Simple past tense and past participle of legislate.
- legislates — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- legitimise — to make legitimate.
- legitimism — a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.
- legitimist — a supporter of legitimate authority, especially of a claim to a throne based on direct descent.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- leistering — Present participle of leister.