9-letter words containing a, d, g, i, l
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- girandole — a rotating and radiating firework.
- girl band — A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.
- glaciated — Covered or having been covered by glaciers or ice sheets.
- glaciered — covered by, or coming from, glaciers
- gladiator — (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
- gladiolus — any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native especially to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
- gladsheim — the golden palace of Odin, of which Valhalla was a part.
- glandlike — Resembling a gland or some aspect of one.
- glidepath — the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.
- glissaded — Simple past tense and past participle of glissade.
- glissader — One who glissades.
- glissades — Plural form of glissade.
- glissandi — Plural form of glissando.
- glissando — performed with a gliding effect by sliding one or more fingers rapidly over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp.
- glochidia — glochid.
- goadingly — So as to goad or incite.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- ideal gas — a gas composed of molecules on which no forces act except upon collision with one another and with the walls of the container in which the gas is enclosed; a gas that obeys the ideal gas law.
- idealogue — One given to fanciful ideas or theories, someone who theorizes.
- idle gear — a gear placed between a driving and a driven gear to transmit motion between them.
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- intangled — Simple past tense and past participle of intangle.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- langwidge — Eye dialect of language.
- legal aid — free legal service to persons unable to pay for a lawyer.
- legalised — to make legal; authorize.
- legalized — Simple past tense and past participle of legalize.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- litigated — Simple past tense and past participle of litigate.
- logaoedic — composed of dactyls and trochees or of anapests and iambs, producing a movement somewhat suggestive of prose.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- medalling — (British spelling) present participle of medal.
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.