9-letter words containing a, l
- gall mite — a mite of the family Eriophyidae that feeds on plant juices, damaging buds, leaves, and twigs and causing galls and other deformities.
- gall wasp — any wasp of the family Cynipidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants.
- gallamine — A particular nondepolarizing muscle relaxant.
- gallanted — Simple past tense and past participle of gallant.
- gallantly — brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
- gallantry — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
- gallaudet — Thomas Hopkins, 1787–1851, U.S. educator of the deaf and writer.
- gallberry — either of two North American shrubs, Ilex glabra, the inkberry, or I. coriacea, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
- gallerias — Plural form of galleria.
- galleried — a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.
- galleries — Plural form of gallery.
- gallerist — The owner or operator of an art gallery.
- gallflies — Plural form of gallfly.
- galliards — Plural form of galliard.
- gallicism — a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- gallicize — (transitive) To make French as the culture, customs, pronunciation, or style.
- gallienus — (Publius Licinius Egnatius) died a.d. 268, emperor of Rome 253–268 (son of Valerian).
- gallinazo — any of several types of vulture
- gallingly — In a galling manner.
- gallinule — any aquatic bird of the family Rallidae, having elongated, webless toes.
- gallipoli — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- gallipots — Plural form of gallipot.
- gallivant — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gällivare — a town in N Sweden, within the Arctic Circle: iron mines. Pop: 19 191 (2004 est)
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- gallonage — the number of gallons of something used.
- gallopade — galop.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- galloping — at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
- gallowses — Plural form of gallows.
- gallstone — an abnormal stonelike mass, usually of cholesterol, formed in the gallbladder or bile passages.
- galumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.
- galumpher — a person or animal that leaps or moves heavily or clumsily
- galvanise — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- galvanism — Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
- galvanist — a person who studies or practises galvanism
- galvanize — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- galveston — a seaport in SE Texas, on an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay.
- galvinize — Misspelling of galvanize.
- galwegian — of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.
- gamboling — (US) present participle of gambol.
- gambolled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- game fowl — a domestic fowl of a breed much used for fighting.
- game laws — a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken.
- game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
- game-ball — (of a person) in perfect health
- gang plow — a combination of two or more plows in one frame.
- ganga jal — sacred water from the River Ganges in India
- gangliate — having ganglia.
- ganglions — Plural form of ganglion.