12-letter words containing l, u, g, r, i
- gulf of riga — a large deep bay on the Baltic Sea
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- herring gull — a common, large gull, Larus argentatus, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- hillsborough — a town in W California.
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
- ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
- interlingual — pertaining to or using two or more languages: an interlingual dictionary.
- intralingual — within a given language; of or pertaining to a single language.
- intriguingly — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
- legislatures — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- ligulifloral — having strap-shaped flowers
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- lingua geral — a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America.
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- liturgiology — liturgics.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- living trust — a trust that takes effect during the lifetime of the settlor.
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- long-running — Something that is long-running has been in existence, or has been performed, for a long time.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lugubriously — In a lugubrious manner.
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.