5-letter words containing g, a
- drang — a narrow lane or alleyway.
- durag — a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, especially after kinky hair has been straightened.
- durga — the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- eagan — a town in SE Minnesota.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- eagle — any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations. Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- eagre — a tidal bore or flood.
- edgar — a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”.
- egadi — a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- egads — Alternative form of egad.
- eggar — A large brownish moth that is often active during the day. The caterpillars typically bear irritant hairs and make an egg-shaped cocoon.
- egham — a town in S England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 27 666 (2001)
- elgar — Sir Edward (William). 1857–1934, English composer, whose works include the Enigma Variations (1899), the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius (1900), two symphonies, a cello concerto, and a violin concerto
- étage — a floor in a multi-storey building
- fadge — to agree
- faggi — Alfeo [al-fey-oh;; Italian ahl-fe-aw] /ælˈfeɪ oʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1966, U.S. sculptor, born in Italy.
- faggy — Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. of or resembling a male homosexual.
- fagin — (in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- fagot — a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- fango — clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- fangs — Plural form of fang.
- fargo — William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- faugh — Expressing disgust.
- flagg — James Montgomery, 1877–1960, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- flags — flagstone (def 1).
- frags — Plural form of frag.
- fuage — fumage.
- fugal — of or relating to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.
- g-cal — gram calorie(s)
- g-man — an agent for the FBI.
- gabar — an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- gabba — (music) alternative spelling of gabber.
- gabby — talkative; garrulous.
- gabel — (UK, legal, obsolete) A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.
- gabes — Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- gabon — Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- gabor — Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- gabun — Gabon.
- gabys — a female given name, form of Gabriella.
- gaddi — Taddeo [tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1300–66, Italian painter and architect.
- gadid — belonging or pertaining to the cod family, Gadidae.
- gadis — Plural form of gadi.
- gadjo — a non-ethnic Romany
- gadso — an expression of surprise
- gaeta — a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- gaffe — a social blunder; faux pas.
- gaffs — Plural form of gaff.
- gaged — a standard of measure or measurement.
- gager — a person or thing that gauges.