8-letter words containing a, l, o, s
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- gas coal — a soft coal suitable for the production of gas.
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasolier — a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- girasols — Plural form of girasol.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- 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.
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- 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.
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- halosere — a plant community that originates and develops in conditions of high salinity
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hobnails — Plural form of hobnail.
- holdalls — Plural form of holdall.
- holdfast — something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
- hole saw — crown saw.
- holidays — Plural form of holiday.
- hollands — John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- insolate — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.