8-letter words containing n, s, a
- gesneria — any plant of the mostly tuberous-rooted S. American genus Gesneria, grown as a greenhouse plant for its large leaves and showy tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae
- giantess — an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- giantism — Pathology. gigantism.
- gigatons — Plural form of gigaton.
- glackens — William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- gladdens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gladden.
- gladness — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glass in — to enclose with glass panes
- glassine — a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- glassing — Present participle of glass.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- gnashers — Plural form of gnasher.
- gnashing — to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- gradings — Plural form of grading.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- grandams — Plural form of grandam.
- grandees — Plural form of grandee.
- grandest — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- grandmas — Plural form of grandma.
- grandpas — Plural form of grandpa.
- grandson — a son of one's son or daughter.
- grangers — Plural form of granger.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- granitas — Plural form of granita.
- granites — Plural form of granite.
- grannies — Informal. a grandmother.
- grantees — Plural form of grantee.
- granters — Plural form of granter.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- granules — Plural form of granule.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grassing — any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
- grassman — Hermann Günther [her-mahn gyn-tuh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgün tər/ (Show IPA), 1809–77, German mathematician and linguist.
- gratings — Plural form of grating.
- grayness — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- greasing — Present participle of grease.
- grenades — Plural form of grenade.
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.