8-letter words containing g, s, l
- isogloss — (in the study of the geographical distribution of dialects) a line on a map marking the limits of an area within which a feature of speech occurs, as the use of a particular word or pronunciation.
- isogonal — equiangular; isogonic.
- isologue — one of two or more isologous compounds.
- jacklegs — Plural form of jackleg.
- jailings — Plural form of jailing.
- jostling — to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely.
- jugglers — Plural form of juggler.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- junglist — A performer or enthusiast of jungle music.
- killings — Plural form of killing.
- kingless — Without a king.
- kinglets — Plural form of kinglet.
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- kringles — Plural form of kringle.
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- laggards — Plural form of laggard.
- lancings — Plural form of lancing.
- landings — Plural form of landing.
- langosta — spiny lobster.
- langshan — one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- langston — John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- langsyne — long since; long ago.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- lansberg — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (46 km) in diameter.
- lantsang — Chinese name of Mekong.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- largesse — generous bestowal of gifts.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
- lasagnas — Plural form of lasagna.
- lasering — Present participle of laser.
- lashings — a binding or fastening with a rope or the like.
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- leadings — Plural form of leading.
- leaguers — Plural form of leaguer.
- leakages — Plural form of leakage.
- leanings — Plural form of leaning.
- leasings — Plural form of leasing.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- lebesgue — Henri Léon [ahn-ree ley-awn] /ɑ̃ˈri leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1875–1941, French mathematician.
- leesburg — a city in central Florida.
- legacies — Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- legalese — language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.
- 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.
- legatees — Plural form of legatee.
- leggings — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.