8-letter words containing e, l, g, i, a
- gelasius — (Giovanni de Gaeta) died 1119, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1118–19.
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- gelatine — a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- genially — characterized by genius.
- genitals — Synonym of genitalia.
- geranial — a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- get laid — have sex
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- gilthead — any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- gimbaled — Simple past tense and past participle of gimbal.
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- giveable — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- glaciate — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glaciers — an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- gladiate — having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.
- glargine — (medicine) A form of slow-release insulin.
- glassier — Comparative form of glassy.
- glassies — Plural form of glassy.
- glassine — a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- glaziers — Plural form of glazier.
- glaziery — the work of a glazier; glasswork.
- gleamier — Comparative form of gleamy.
- gleaming — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- gleaning — the act of a person who gleans.
- glissade — a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- greasily — In a greasy manner.
- grillade — a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
- grillage — a framework of crossing beams used for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- guerilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- hair gel — a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- hegelian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- illegals — Multiple emigrants residing illegally in a country.
- imagable — Alternative form of imageable.
- in large — as a totality or on a broad scale
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- intangle — Archaic form of entangle.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- jagiello — Jagello.
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.