7-letter words containing n, e, l, u
- insulse — stupid or senseless
- inulase — an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- inutile — of no use or service.
- jejunal — the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum.
- jungled — Covered by jungle.
- jungles — Plural form of jungle.
- juvenal — (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
- keelung — Chilung.
- kerulen — a river in NE Mongolia, flowing S and E to Kulun Lake, in NE China: a headstream of the Amur River 785 miles (1263 km) long.
- klunker — clunker (def 2).
- knubble — to beat or pound something or someone using one's fists
- knuckle — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- knurled — having small ridges on the edge or surface; milled.
- kuenlun — a mountain range in China, bordering on the N edge of the Tibetan plateau and extending W across central China: highest peak, 25,000 feet (7620 meters).
- lacunae — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- langued — (of an animal in a heraldic coat-of-arms, etc) having a tongue
- languet — any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- launces — Plural form of launce.
- launder — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
- laureen — a female given name, form of Laura.
- laurens — a female given name.
- lauwine — (poetic, dated) avalanche.
- le fanu — (Joseph) Sheridan. 1814–73, Irish writer, best known for his stories of mystery and the supernatural, esp Uncle Silas (1864) and the collection In a Glass Darkly (1872)
- le guin — Ursula K(roeber) born 1929, U.S. science fiction writer, novelist, and poet (daughter of Alfred Louis Kroeber).
- lecturn — Misspelling of lectern.
- lecuona — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- leguaan — a large amphibious monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, esp V. niloticus (the water leguaan), which can grow up to 2 or 3 m
- legumin — a globulin obtained from the seeds of leguminous and other plants.
- lejeune — John Archer [ahr-cher] /ˈɑr tʃər/ (Show IPA), 1867–1942, U.S. Marine Corps general.
- lentous — viscid or viscous
- leucine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- levulin — a substance obtained from certain bulbs, such as that of the dahlia, which resembles dextrin and which, on hydrolysis, forms laevulose
- line up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- line-up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- linecut — an engraving or print obtained from a line drawing
- lineout — (rugby) a set piece where the hooker throws the ball into play between a row of players from each team.
- lineups — Plural form of lineup.
- linguae — the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- loudens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of louden.
- lounder — to whack, thrash, or beat severely
- lounged — Simple past tense and past participle of lounge.
- lounger — a person or thing that lounges.
- lounges — Plural form of lounge.
- loungey — suggestive of a lounge bar or easy-listening music
- lucarne — a dormer window.
- lucence — shining.
- lucency — shining.
- lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
- lucigen — a lamp that burns oil mixed with hot air
- luening — Otto, 1900–1996, U.S. composer, conductor, and flutist.