8-letter words containing l, g, u
- glumpish — glum
- gluonium — glueball.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glutaral — Glutaraldehyde.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- glutelin — any of a group of simple proteins of vegetable origin, especially one from wheat.
- glutenin — a simple protein of cereal grains that imparts adhesive properties to flour.
- glutting — Present participle of glut.
- gluttons — Plural form of glutton.
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- gold bug — one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc.
- goldbugs — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graduall — Obsolete form of gradual.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granules — Plural form of granule.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- greatful — Misspelling of grateful.
- griefful — (archaic) Expressing or full of grief; painful.
- groanful — sad or marked by groaning
- grouplet — a small group
- grubbily — In a grubby manner.
- grueling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- grueller — a person who eats gruel
- gruffily — in a gruffy manner
- grumbled — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grumbler — A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
- grumbles — Plural form of grumble.
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- guaiacol — a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- guddling — Present participle of guddle.
- guedalla — Philip, 1889–1944, English writer.
- guelders — Gelderland.
- guerilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guesclin — Bertrand du ?1320–80, French commander during the Hundred Years' War
- guggling — Present participle of guggle.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- guilders — Plural form of guilder.
- guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- guilford — a town in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- guiltier — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- guilties — Plural form of guilty.
- guiltily — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- guilting — the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
- gulf war — a conflict (Jan.–Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait.