8-letter words containing l, o, n, g
- lilongwe — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- livelong — (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- lobbying — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- lockings — Plural form of locking.
- lodgeing — Obsolete form of lodging.
- lodgings — accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging.
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- log line — the line by which a log or patent log is streamed.
- loggings — the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- logining — a username and password that allows a person to log in to a computer system, network, mobile device, or user account.
- long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- long ess — a style of the letter s, suggesting a lowercase f in form, formerly common in handwriting and as a type character.
- long hop — a short-pitched ball, which can easily be hit
- long leg — a fielding position on the leg side near the boundary almost directly behind the batsman's wicket
- long one — Informal. tall one.
- long pig — (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.
- long run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- long tin — a tall long loaf of bread
- long tom — a towed 155mm field cannon produced by the U.S. throughout World War II.
- long ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- long-ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- long-off — a fielding position on the off side near the boundary almost directly behind the bowler
- long-run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- longboat — (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
- longbows — Plural form of longbow.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeron — a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longford — a county in Leinster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 403 sq. mi. (1044 sq. km). County seat: Longford.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longhorn — any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
- longings — Plural form of longing.
- longinus — Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- longjump — jumping contest decided by length
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longlegs — A daddy longlegs.
- longline — A type of deep-sea fishing gear consisting of a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals.
- longlist — A first list, from which a shortlist is prepared.
- longmont — a city in N central Colorado.
- longneck — a bottle of beer.
- longness — (rare) length, lengthiness.