11-letter words containing p, l, i, g
- glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
- glimepiride — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glycolipids — Plural form of glycolipid.
- goalkeeping — The art of a goalkeeper.
- goosepimple — Alt form goose pimple.
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- graian alps — a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- grillparzer — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1791–1872, Austrian poet and dramatist.
- half-hoping — having or expressing some hope
- haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
- helicograph — an instrument for drawing helices.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- highly paid — that receives a large salary
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holographic — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- impanelling — Present participle of impanel.
- imperilling — Present participle of imperil.
- implicating — Present participle of implicate.
- imploringly — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- impregnable — susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
- impregnably — In an impregnable manner; in a manner to defy attack.
- inculpating — Present participle of inculpate.
- inspiringly — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- interloping — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- king philip — one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap dancing — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- lexigraphic — Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
- light opera — operetta.