8-letter words containing g, a, s, i, l
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- legacies — Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- legalise — to make legal; authorize.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legalist — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- liaising — to form a liaison.
- lineages — Plural form of lineage.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- linsangs — Plural form of linsang.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- lugsails — Plural form of lugsail.
- mailbags — Plural form of mailbag.
- mailings — Plural form of mailing.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- measling — A form of delamination, or separation in a laminate material, resulting in a spotty appearance.
- mileages — Plural form of mileage.
- misalign — To align incorrectly.
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- pelagius — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- railings — a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
- rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- regalist — a person who believes in or promotes regalism
- ringhals — a highly venomous snake, Hemachatus haemachatus, of southern Africa, related to the cobras, having one to three light-colored bands across its throat and characterized by its ability to accurately spit its venom up to 7 feet (2.1 meter) away.
- ringsail — ringtail (def 3).
- saddling — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- sagittal — Anatomy. of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture. (in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
- saibling — the European char, Salvelinus alpinus, introduced into North America
- salading — the ingredients for a salad
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- sandling — a sand eel
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- scalding — to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- scaliger — Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scargill — Arthur. born 1938, British trades union leader; president of the National Union of Mineworkers (1982–2002). He led the miners in a long and bitter strike (1984–85), but failed to prevent pit closures
- semigala — an event similar to a gala but on a lesser scale; an occasion that is festive but not to the degree of a gala
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shealing — a pasture or grazing ground.
- shigella — any of several rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Shigella, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.