8-letter words containing a, g, l, s
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glaspell — Susan, 1882–1948, U.S. novelist and dramatist.
- glass in — to enclose with glass panes
- glassfet — /glas'fet/ [Analogy with MOSFET] (or "firebottle") A humorous way to refer to a vacuum tube.
- glassful — an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler.
- glassier — Comparative form of glassy.
- glassies — Plural form of glassy.
- glassify — to become glass or glass-like
- glassily — In a glassy manner.
- glassine — a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- glassing — Present participle of glass.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- glaziers — Plural form of glazier.
- glissade — a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- gloriosa — any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family Liliaceae
- glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glottals — Plural form of glottal.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- godolias — Gedaliah.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- gorillas — Plural form of gorilla.
- gracilis — a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
- grackles — Plural form of grackle.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- granules — Plural form of granule.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grapples — Plural form of grapple.
- grassily — in a grassy manner
- greasily — In a greasy manner.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- gumballs — Plural form of gumball.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gun laws — laws relating to the possession and use of guns
- gunwales — Plural form of gunwale.
- gustable — Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
- hagglers — Plural form of haggler.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hassling — a disorderly dispute.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.