8-letter words containing o, g, l, a
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- lag bolt — lag screw
- lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- lagoonal — Of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one behind a coral reef.
- langosta — spiny lobster.
- langston — John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- laoighis — a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- largando — allargando.
- laryngo- — indicating the larynx
- lassoing — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leave go — to stop holding
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- liaoning — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- liaoyang — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.
- ligation — the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- loadings — Plural form of loading.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- logboard — a board used for logging a ship's records
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- logomach — Someone who argues about the meaning of words.
- lollygag — lallygag.
- long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long arm — a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- long-ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- long-day — requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
- longboat — (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- longleaf — A longleaf pine, Pirus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
- longtail — A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- longwall — noting or pertaining to a means of extracting coal or other minerals in an underground mine from a continuous face, the roof before the face being supported at intervals by temporary or movable artificial supports. Compare room-and-pillar.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- longways — longwise.
- lopgrass — a species of smooth-bladed grass, Bromus mollis
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.