6-letter words containing i, g, l
- gaelic — a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- gailer — Obsolete form of jailer.
- gainly — graceful; comely; handsome.
- galati — a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- galibi — a member of an Indian people of French Guiana.
- galion — a city in N central Ohio.
- galiot — a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- galium — (botany) Any of the genus Galium of annual and perennial herbaceous plants, including the bedstraws.
- gallia — Latin name of Gaul.
- gallic — pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
- gamily — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- garlic — a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- gaslit — gaslit (def 2).
- gavial — a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- geisel — Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- gelati — a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- genial — of or relating to the chin.
- gentil — gentle
- gerbil — any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- ghibli — a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
- giblet — (usually plural) the edible viscera of a bird.
- giclee — Alternative spelling of giclée.
- giggle — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- giggly — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- giglet — a giddy, playful girl.
- giglot — a giddy, playful girl.
- gigolo — a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, especially a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.
- gilded — covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
- gilden — (obsolete) Golden; made of gold.
- gilder — a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.
- gilead — a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- gilels — Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- gilgai — a small gully or ditch.
- gilgal — the name of several places in ancient Palestine, especially a site near Jericho where the Israelites encamped after crossing the Jordan. Josh. 4:19–24.
- gilgie — Cherax quinquecarinatus, a small freshwater crayfish endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
- gilgul — the soul of a dead person that passes into another living body to assume a new existence and atone for past sins.
- gilguy — Nautical. a rope used as a temporary guy.
- gilled — a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers.
- giller — a person who guts fish
- gillet — a mare
- gilley — (humour) (Usenet) The unit of analogical bogosity. According to its originator, the standard for one gilley was "the act of bogotoficiously comparing the shutting down of 1000 machines for a day with the killing of one person". The milligilley has been found to suffice for most normal conversational exchanges.
- gillie — a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.
- gilman — Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- gilolo — Halmahera.
- gilpey — a mischievous, frolicsome boy or girl
- gilroy — a town in W California.
- gilson — Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- gilyak — Nivkh.
- gimbal — Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- gimbel — Jacob, 1850–1922, U.S. retail merchant.