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

  • conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
  • congo color — any of a group of azo dyes derived from benzidine that will dye cotton and other vegetable fibers without the aid of a mordant.
  • congruently — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
  • congruously — In a congruous manner.
  • consigliere — a trusted adviser, esp in a criminal organization
  • consiglieri — Plural form of consigliere.
  • controlling — having or attempting to exert control
  • coprolagnia — sexual arousal that is produced by the thought or sight of feces.
  • cor anglais — a woodwind instrument, the alto of the oboe family. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from E on the third space of the bass staff
  • corn gluten — gluten separated from corn during milling, used primarily as a livestock feed.
  • corner flag — a flag placed on a short pole marking a corner of a football pitch
  • correlating — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
  • counterglow — gegenschein.
  • criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
  • croquignole — a small crisp cake
  • crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
  • dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • deflowering — Present participle of deflower.
  • degringoler — to descend rapidly
  • dendroglyph — the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as practised by the aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
  • deploringly — In a deploring manner.
  • devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
  • discoloring — Present participle of discolor.
  • dog handler — a member of the police force, a security organization, etc, who works in collaboration with a specially trained dog
  • dollar sign — the symbol $ before a number indicating that the number represents dollars.
  • double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
  • downlighter — Downlight.
  • dragon lady — (often initial capital letters) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.
  • dragonflies — Plural form of dragonfly.
  • drunkalogue — an account of a person’s problems with alcohol
  • eccrinology — the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.
  • 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.
  • elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.
  • estranghelo — an archaic, cursive form of the Syriac alphabet
  • field grown — (of a plant) grown in a field rather than in a pot or other artificial environment
  • 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
  • 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.
  • fleshmonger — (archaic) One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp, procurer, or pander.
  • 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.
  • flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
  • fluegelhorn — a brass instrument like the cornet in design and pitch but with a wider bore, larger bell, and mellower tone
  • fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
  • flying frog — either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.
  • flying moor — the act of mooring a vessel between two anchors, the first dropped while the vessel is under way.
  • folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
  • foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
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