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6-letter words containing eg

  • egency — (obsolete) need; neediness; poverty.
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  • egesta — matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
  • egests — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of egest.
  • egg on — to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
  • eggars — Plural form of eggar.
  • eggcup — a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.
  • eggers — Plural form of egger.
  • eggery — A place where eggs are deposited or kept.
  • eggier — Comparative form of eggy.
  • egging — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
  • eggler — (archaic) One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.
  • eggnog — a drink made of eggs, milk or cream, sugar, and, usually, rum or wine.
  • egmont — Lamoral (lamoˈral), Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavre. 1522–68, Flemish statesman and soldier. He attempted to secure limited reforms and religious tolerance in the Spanish government of the Netherlands, refused to join William the Silent's rebellion, but was nevertheless executed for treason by the Duke of Alva
  • egoism — An ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality.
  • egoist — An advocate of egoism.
  • egoity — the essence of the ego, or one's personality
  • egress — Go out of or leave (a place).
  • egrets — Plural form of egret.
  • elegit — (archaic) A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property.
  • fanega — a unit of dry measure in Spanish-speaking countries, equal in Spain to 1.58 U.S. bushels (55.7 liters).
  • forego — forgo.
  • geegaw — gewgaw.
  • glegly — quickly; cleverly
  • griege — gray goods.
  • hatpeg — a peg on which to hang a hat
  • hegang — a city in Heilongjiang province, NE China.
  • hegari — a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
  • hegira — Islam. Hijra.
  • irreg. — irregular(ly)
  • jaeger — any of several rapacious seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that pursue weaker birds to make them drop their prey.
  • keegan — Kevin. born 1951, English footballer and manager; his clubs included Liverpool, Hamburg, and Newcastle United whom he also managed; played for England (1972–82), scoring 21 goals in 63 games, and managed them (1999–2000); European Footballer of the Year (1978, 1979)
  • kegger — a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
  • kegler — a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.
  • leg it — run, hurry
  • leg up — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
  • legacy — legacy system
  • legals — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
  • legate — an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
  • legato — In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
  • legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
  • legged — having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination): two-legged; long-legged.
  • legger — Short for a bootlegger.
  • leggie — a leg break
  • leggin — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
  • leging — Present participle of lege.
  • legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
  • legist — an expert in law, especially ancient law.
  • leglen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
  • leglet — a piece of jewellery worn around the leg
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