10-letter words containing n, e, i, g
- kensington — a former borough of Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea.
- kernelling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- keybinding — Alternative spelling of key binding.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- king snake — any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes.
- king's men — an English theatrical company originally called Lord Chamberlain's Men, founded in the late 16th century: William Shakespeare was the company's principal dramatist.
- kingfisher — any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
- kingfishes — Plural form of kingfish.
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- knagginess — the state or quality of being knaggy or knotty
- knife edge — the cutting edge of a knife.
- knife-edge — You can use knife-edge to refer to something that is very exciting or tense because you do not know what is going to happen next.
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight
- knightlike — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- late-night — of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- laugh line — crow's-foot (def 1).
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- leafleting — a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- leftwinger — (Sometimes pejorative) A person who is radically liberal politically; one whose political viewpoint is leftwing.
- legalising — Present participle of legalise.
- legalizing — Present participle of legalize.
- legendries — Plural form of legendry.
- leger line — ledger line (def 1).
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legionella — a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
- legoglobin — leghemoglobin.