13-letter words containing r, i, n, g, l
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- licking river — a river in E Kentucky, flowing NW to the Ohio River. 320 miles (515 km) long.
- lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- lighter flint — the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
- lightning rod — a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground.
- lincoln green — an olive-green color.
- line breeding — a form of inbreeding directed toward keeping the offspring closely related to a superior ancestor.
- line integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given curve approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the length of the arcs in the partition times the value of the function at some point on each arc.
- lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- lingual brace — a specialized dental brace that fits behind the teeth so that it is not visible when the wearer speaks or smiles.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- little finger — the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- love triangle — relationship between three people
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- marching girl — one of a team of girls dressed in fancy uniform who perform marching formations
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal note — aside
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
- marginalizing — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- matriculating — Present participle of matriculate.
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- mercy killing — euthanasia (def 1).
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- microblogging — a blog that is smaller than a traditional blog and contains very short entries.