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9-letter words containing l, o, n, g

  • long shot — a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
  • long stop — a fielder who stands behind the wicket keeper, and catches balls the wicket keeper misses
  • long suit — Cards. the suit in which the most cards are held in a hand. (in bridge) a suit in which four or more cards are held in a hand.
  • long tail — the segment of a market representing the large number of products that sell in small quantities, considered by some to be of greater financial value than the few products that sell in very large quantities
  • long view — a city in NE Texas.
  • long wave — Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length.
  • long-form — noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by stories or essays that are several thousand words long, typically combining factual reporting with a narrative and empathetic style: A long-form article can illuminate and humanize your subject.
  • long-haul — line-haul.
  • long-jump — Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
  • long-life — Long-life light bulbs and batteries are manufactured so that they last longer than ordinary ones. Long-life fruit juice and milk have been specially treated so that they last a long time.
  • long-list — A long-list for something such as a job or a prize is a large group that has been chosen from all the people who applied for the job, or all the people or things that are competing for the prize. The successful ones from this group are chosen to go on the shortlist.
  • long-lost — You use long-lost to describe someone or something that you have not seen for a long time.
  • long-term — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
  • long-time — You use long-time to describe something that has existed or been a particular thing for a long time.
  • longaeval — Alt form longeval.
  • longbeard — bellarmine.
  • longboard — A type of long surfboard.
  • longboats — Plural form of longboat.
  • longcloth — a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.
  • longerons — Plural form of longeron.
  • longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
  • longevous — long-lived; living to a great age.
  • longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
  • longhorns — Plural form of longhorn.
  • longhouse — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
  • longicorn — having long antennae.
  • longingly — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  • longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
  • longliner — a commercial fishing vessel that uses a longline.
  • longlines — Plural form of longline.
  • longobard — Lombard1 (def 2).
  • longships — Plural form of longship.
  • longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
  • longspurs — Plural form of longspur.
  • longsword — A sword of a kind used in mediaeval Europe for hewing, thrusting and slicing. It is well suited to two-handed use in combat, but some can also be used in one hand.
  • longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
  • longueuil — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
  • longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
  • longwords — Plural form of longword.
  • longworthAlice Lee Roosevelt ("Princess Alice") 1884–1980, U.S. socialite: daughter of Theodore Roosevelt.
  • loomingly — So as to loom.
  • loosening — Present participle of loosen.
  • lordlings — Plural form of lordling.
  • lorgnette — a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
  • losingest — losing more than average; less successful than average.
  • loudening — Present participle of louden.
  • love song — song expressing romantic feelings
  • lovingest — extremely loving and affectionate.
  • low-lying — lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.
  • low-slung — trousers: hipster style
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