9-letter words containing a, w, g
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- gallowses — Plural form of gallows.
- galwegian — of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.
- game away — to squander or lose in gambling
- 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 show — a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.
- gang plow — a combination of two or more plows in one frame.
- gang show — an amateur theatrical performance with a cast made up of youth members of Scouts and Guides
- garryowen — (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
- gauss law — the principle that the total electric flux of a closed surface in an electric field is equal to 4π times the electric charge inside the surface.
- gawkihood — the state of being gawky
- gawkiness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gay power — the organized political influence exerted by homosexuals as a group, especially to ensure equal rights in employment, housing, etc.
- gear down — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- gearwheel — a wheel having teeth or cogs that engage with those of another wheel or part; cogwheel.
- gift-wrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gigawatts — Plural form of gigawatt.
- give away — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- giveaways — Plural form of giveaway.
- glass jaw — a person's jaw, especially that of a boxer, that is vulnerable to even a light blow.
- glassware — Ornaments and articles made from glass.
- glasswork — the manufacture of glass and glassware.
- glassworm — arrowworm.
- glasswort — any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
- glow lamp — a vacuum tube containing a gas that is ionized by the electrons, giving a visible glow.
- gnawingly — In a manner that chafes or worries.
- go to law — If you go to law, you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute.
- go to war — engage in warfare
- goalwards — toward or in the direction of the opposing team's goal
- god-awful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- goldwater — Barry Morris, 1909–1998, U.S. politician: U.S senator 1953–64 and 1968–87.
- grandview — a town in W Missouri.
- graveward — moving towards the grave or death
- gray wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus, having a usually grizzled, blackish, or whitish coat: formerly common in Eurasia and North America, some subspecies are now reduced in numbers or near extinction.
- graywacke — Geology. a dark-gray coarse-grained wacke.
- graywater — dirty water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and the like, that can be recycled, as for use in flushing toilets.
- great war — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbreviation: WWI.
- greenaway — Kate (Catherine) 1846–1901, English painter and author and illustrator of children's books.
- greenlawn — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- greenward — Towards an ecologically friendly situation.
- greenware — (ceramics, usually, uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
- greenwash — Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
- greenways — Plural form of greenway.
- grey-wave — denoting a company or an investment that is potentially profitable but is unlikely to fulfil expectations before the investor has grey hair
- greywacke — Geology. a dark-gray coarse-grained wacke.
- greywater — Alternative spelling of gray water.
- groupware — software that allows users on a network to work together and communicate effectively: Our company uses groupware to share files, databases, calendars, and email.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.