5-letter words containing g, a
- gages — Plural form of gage.
- gaily — with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
- gains — to make a gain or gains in.
- gaita — A kind of bagpipe played in northern Spain and Portugal.
- gaits — Plural form of gait.
- gaius — a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- galah — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- galas — Plural form of gala.
- galax — a plant, Galax urceolata, of the southeastern U.S., having rounded, evergreen leaves and spikes of small white flowers.
- galba — Servius Sulpicius [sur-vee-uh s suhl-pish-uh s] /ˈsɜr vi əs sʌlˈpɪʃ əs/ (Show IPA), 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.
- galea — Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- galed — Simple past tense and past participle of gale.
- galen — Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gales — Plural form of gale.
- galet — to fill (a mortar joint) with gallets.
- galla — Oromo.
- galle — a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- gallo — Robert (Charles) born 1937, U.S. scientist, specializing in cancer and AIDS research.
- galls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gall.
- gally — to frighten or scare.
- galop — a lively round dance in duple time.
- galut — the forced exile of Jews, especially from countries where they were most persecuted.
- gamay — a grape grown especially in the Beaujolais region of France and in N California.
- gamba — viola da gamba (def 1).
- gambo — a simple farm cart
- gamed — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gamer — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- games — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gamey — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- gamic — sexual (def 3).
- gamin — a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- gamma — the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
- gammy — disabled; lame: a gammy leg.
- gamo- — indicating sexual union or reproduction
- gamow — George, 1904–68, U.S. nuclear physicist and writer, born in Russia.
- gamps — an umbrella.
- gamut — the entire scale or range: the gamut of dramatic emotion from grief to joy.
- ganca — a city in NW Azerbaijan.
- gance — Abel (abɛl). 1889–1981, French film director, whose works include J'accuse (1919, 1937) and Napoléon (1927), which introduced the split-screen technique
- ganch — the spiked or hooked apparatus used to impale a criminal
- ganda — Luganda.
- ganef — a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- ganga — (dated) sandgrouse.
- gangs — Plural form of gang.
- ganja — marijuana, especially in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.
- ganna — (South African English) A plant that used to be used in soap-making.
- gansu — a province in N central China. 137,104 sq. mi. (355,099 sq. km). Capital: Lanzhou.
- gaols — Plural form of gaol.
- gaped — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
- gaper — a person or thing that gapes.