8-letter words containing l, o, g, r
- for long — a considerable time
- forelegs — Plural form of foreleg.
- 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.
- frogling — A young or little frog.
- furlongs — Plural form of furlong.
- furlough — Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
- galloper — One who gallops.
- ganglord — The leader of a gang, especially a criminal organization.
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- gardyloo — (Scotland, obsolete) Used by servants in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
- garofalo — Galofalo.
- gasolier — a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- geolatry — the worship of the earth
- geologer — (dated) A geologist.
- 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.
- gillaroo — a type of brown trout
- 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.
- girasols — Plural form of girasol.
- girlhood — the state or time of being a girl.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- globular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- gloomier — Comparative form of gloomy.
- gloriole — a halo, nimbus, or aureole.
- gloriosa — any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family Liliaceae
- glorioso — (obsolete) A boaster.
- glorious — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glorying — Present participle of glory.
- glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- glossier — Comparative form of glossy.
- glowered — to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
- glowworm — the wingless female or larva of the European beetle, Lampyris noctiluca, which emits a sustained greenish light.
- glycerol — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- goalward — relating to a move towards a goal
- gobblers — Plural form of gobbler.
- goldberg — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
- goldmark — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Hungarian composer.
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- goldwork — work produced by a goldsmith.
- gorbelly — a protruding belly.
- gorillas — Plural form of gorilla.
- gorlovka — a city in SE Ukraine, N of Donetsk.
- gormless — lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.