8-letter words containing o, g, l, a
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasolier — a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gatefold — foldout (def 1).
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- geolatry — the worship of the earth
- 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.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- gigaflop — gigaflops
- gigavolt — One thousand million ( 109 ) volts. Symbol: GV.
- gillaroo — a type of brown trout
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- girasols — Plural form of girasol.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- gladiola — gladiolus (def 1).
- gladioli — Plural form of gladiolus.
- gladsome — giving or causing joy; delightful.
- glamazon — A glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- glazunov — Alexander Konstantinovitch [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, Russian composer.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gloaming — twilight; dusk.
- gloating — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- globally — pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
- globular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- 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
- glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glottals — Plural form of glottal.
- gloveman — fielder.
- glowlamp — An aphlogistic lamp.
- gloxinia — any of several horticultural varieties of a plant belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, especially S. speciosa, having large white, red, or purple bell-shaped flowers.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- go along — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go blank — If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- goalball — a game played by two teams who compete to score goals by throwing a ball that emits audible sound when in motion. Players, who may be blind or sighted, are blindfolded during play
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.