8-letter words containing r, i, l, n, g
- larrigan — a knee-high boot of oiled leather with a moccasin foot, worn by lumbermen and trappers.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- layering — a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- learning — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- leg iron — a shackle for a prisoner's leg
- levering — Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- ligurian — an apparently Indo-European language used in ancient times along the NW coast of the Ligurian Sea.
- lingered — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- lingerer — Agent noun of linger; one who lingers.
- lingerie — underwear, sleepwear, and other items of intimate apparel worn by women.
- lingster — an interpreter
- lingular — a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- livering — Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- lordling — a minor, unimportant, or petty lord.
- louvring — to make a louver in; add louvers to: to louver a door.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- 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.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marginal — pertaining to a margin.
- mortling — wool obtained from dead sheep.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- nursling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- porkling — a young pig; piglet
- prilling — Prilling is a process in which a melted substance is sprayed against upward-flowing air in a tower to form solid particles.
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- pryingly — in a prying manner
- purfling — to finish with an ornamental border.
- rabbling — a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.
- raddling — Present participle of raddle.
- raffling — a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
- ragingly — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- 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.
- railings — a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
- rallying — the sport of driving in automobile rallies.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- rankling — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
- rattling — that rattles: a rattling door.
- raveling — a tangle or complication.