4-letter words containing a, g
- galp — Lb archaic to gape; yawn.
- gals — Plural form of gal.
- galt — Alternative form of gault.
- gama — Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- gamb — the foreleg of an animal
- game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gamp — an umbrella.
- gams — Guide to Available Mathematical Software
- gamy — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- gand — French name of Ghent.
- gane — (obsolete) To yawn; to gape.
- gang — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- ganj — (slang) Ganja.
- gank — (transitive, slang) To swindle.
- gans — (Geordie) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gan.
- gant — a yawn
- gaol — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
- gaon — a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gape — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- gapo — (in South America) a forest near a river, esp one which becomes flooded during the rainy season
- gaps — Plural form of gap.
- gapy — Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- garb — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
- gard — a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- gare — low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gari — thinly sliced pickled ginger, often served with sushi
- garn — (obsolete) yarn (twisted fibers for weaving).
- garp — A graphical language for concurrent programming.
- gars — Plural form of gar.
- gart — Simple past tense and past participle of gar.
- gary — Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- gash — a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gast — to terrify or frighten.
- gata — the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate — Archaic. a path; way.
- gath — one of the five cities of the Philistines, from which Goliath came (I Samuel 17:4) and near which Saul fell in battle (II Samuel 1:20)
- gats — Plural form of gat.
- gatt — law: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- gaud — a showy ornament or trinket.
- gaue — Simple past form of giue; obsolete spelling of gave.
- gaul — an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gaum — to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up): My clothes were gaumed up from that axle grease.
- gaup — to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
- gaur — a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gave — simple past tense of give.
- gawd — Eye dialect of god.
- gawk — to stare stupidly; gape: The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.
- gawn — (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small tub or lading vessel.
- gawp — to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.