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11-letter words containing l, o, n, g, r, a

  • estranghelo — an archaic, cursive form of the Syriac alphabet
  • flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
  • flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
  • flavourings — Plural form of flavouring.
  • formalising — Present participle of formalise.
  • formalizing — Present participle of formalize.
  • formulating — Present participle of formulate.
  • forstalling — Present participle of forstall.
  • freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
  • fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
  • ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
  • gjallarhorn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
  • glamorizing — Present participle of glamorize.
  • glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
  • globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
  • glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
  • glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
  • goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
  • gold orange — an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 N 3 NaO 3 S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
  • goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
  • golden ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
  • golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
  • golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
  • gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
  • gonorrhoeal — Alternative spelling of gonorrheal.
  • gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
  • graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
  • grand total — final sum or amount
  • grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
  • granulation — the act or process of granulating.
  • granuliform — having a granular structure
  • granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
  • granulomata — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
  • gratulation — a feeling of joy.
  • groenendael — former name of Belgian sheepdog.
  • groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
  • ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
  • ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
  • gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
  • halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
  • harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
  • hurry along — rush, go quickly
  • ibn gabirol — Arabic name of Avicebrón.
  • ibn-gabirol — Solomon. ?1021–?58, Jewish philosopher and poet, born in Spain. His work The Fountain of Life influenced Western medieval philosophers
  • invigilator — to keep watch.
  • jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour)   The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
  • journalling — journal
  • laborsaving — designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
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