8-letter words containing g, e, l, o
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- floatage — an act of floating.
- floeberg — a mass of ice floes resembling an iceberg.
- floggers — Plural form of flogger.
- floorage — floor space.
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- foliaged — Having foliage.
- foliages — Plural form of foliage.
- forelegs — Plural form of foreleg.
- foxglove — any Eurasian plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially D. purpurea, having drooping, tubular, purple or white flowers on tall spikes, and leaves that are the source of digitalis in medicine.
- froglike — any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- galenoid — relating to or resembling galena
- gallegos — Rómulo [raw-moo-law] /ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1969, Venezuelan educator, statesman, and novelist: president of Venezuela 1948.
- galleons — Plural form of galleon.
- galloped — Simple past tense and past participle of gallop.
- galloper — One who gallops.
- galopade — a lively round dance in duple time.
- galoshed — Wearing galoshes.
- galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- gamboled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gamefowl — A gamebird.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasolier — a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gatefold — foldout (def 1).
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- gelibolu — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- gelsolin — an actin-binding protein that modulates actin filament length and gelation, influencing cell locomotion and structure, endocytosis, etc.
- gemology — the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstones.
- geoglyph — A large-scale drawing made on the ground by scratching or arranging lines of stones etc.
- geolatry — the worship of the earth
- geologer — (dated) A geologist.
- geologic — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- 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.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- get lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- gingerol — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric compounds responsible for the heat of ginger.
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- gleesome — gleeful; merry.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- glenwood — a town in SW Iowa.
- globules — Plural form of globule.
- globulet — a small globule