8-letter words containing l, u, g, r
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- laguerre — Edmond-Nicolas [ed-mawn-nee-kaw-lah] /ɛd mɔ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, French mathematician.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- leaguers — Plural form of leaguer.
- leesburg — a city in central Florida.
- legatura — (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- ligurian — an apparently Indo-European language used in ancient times along the NW coast of the Ligurian Sea.
- limbourg — a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands (Limburg) and a province in NE Belgium (Limbourg)
- lingular — a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- liturgic — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- long run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- long-run — happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances: a long-run hit play.
- longspur — any of several fringillid birds of the genus Calcarius of tundra or prairie regions of North America, characterized by a long spurlike hind claw on each foot.
- longueur — a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- lugworms — Plural form of lugworm.
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- lüneburg — a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (2003 est)
- lungworm — any nematode worm of the superfamily Metastrongylidae, parasitic in the lungs of various mammals.
- lungwort — a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers.
- lurching — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- luringly — in a luring or inviting manner
- lustring — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- lycurgus — flourished 9th century b.c, Spartan lawgiver.
- ngultrum — a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.
- nursling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- oliguria — scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.
- oliguric — of or relating to oliguria
- orgulous — Archaic. haughty; proud.
- outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
- polydrug — being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
- portugal — a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- prologue — a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel.
- promulge — to promulgate.
- purfling — to finish with an ornamental border.
- rail gun — a weapon consisting of a pair of parallel conductive rails, using a magnetic field and electric current to launch projectiles at very high velocity.
- rawlplug — a short fibre or plastic tube used to provide a fixing in a wall for a screw
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- regulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- reguline — of, relating to, or of the nature of, a regulus.
- regulize — to separate (ore) into regulus and pure metal
- rejuggle — to juggle anew, to alter
- replough — to plough again
- replunge — the act of replunging