9-letter words containing g, c, a, l
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- mcdougall — William, 1871–1938, U.S. psychologist and writer, born in England.
- mcglashan — Don(ald). born 1959, New Zealand musician and songwriter in the bands Blam Blam Blam, the Front Lawn, and the Mutton Birds
- megacolon — (uncountable) Abnormal dilatation of the colon, not caused by mechanical obstruction.
- megacycle — Electricity. a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second; megahertz. The term megahertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: Mc, mc.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- narcology — The study of drug abuse.
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nyctalgia — night pain that occurs in the sleep.
- ochlagogy — (rare) Manipulation of a mob by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogy; the practice of an ochlagogue.
- octagonal — having eight angles and eight sides.
- octogonal — Obsolete form of octagonal.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pilgarlic — a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity.
- placating — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
- plicating — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- recatalog — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- rectangle — a parallelogram having four right angles.
- regicidal — the killing of a king.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- roll cage — a system of metal bars fitted around the seating area of a vehicle, especially a racing car, to prevent the occupants from being crushed if the vehicle rolls over.
- sacralgia — a pain in the sacrum
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- scagliola — plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- scallawag — scalawag.
- scallywag — scalawag.
- scalogram — an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- scantling — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scatology — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- schoolbag — a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.
- scraggily — lean or thin; scrawny.
- scrawling — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- sylacauga — a city in central Alabama.
- tag cloud — a visual representation of user-generated electronic tags or keywords that classify and describe online content, typically an alphabetical list or a grouping of words in different font sizes, as to show relative frequency or provide links to further information: a tag cloud of the words used in the president's speech. See also tag1 (def 9b).
- uncongeal — to make liquid
- unlogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- upscaling — located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- vicegeral — of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.