8-letter words containing o, l, g
- kidology — the art or practice of bluffing or deception
- killogie — a sheltered place in front of a kiln or fireplace
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kingbolt — a vertical bolt connecting the body of a vehicle with the fore axle, the body of a railroad car with a truck, etc.
- knolling — Present participle of knoll.
- knowledg — Obsolete form of knowledge.
- korngold — Erich Wolfgang [er-ik woo lf-gang;; German ey-rikh vawlf-gahng] /ˈɛr ɪk ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈeɪ rɪx ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Austrian composer, conductor, and pianist in the U.S.
- la hogue — La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- 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
- leg bone — a bone of the leg
- leg drop — a narrow scenery flat or drop, often used in a pair to form an inverted U .
- leg iron — a shackle for a prisoner's leg
- leg room — space to move one's legs
- leg rope — a rope used to secure an animal by its hind leg
- leg work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- leg-work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- leggiero — Misspelling of leggero.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- legioned — arranged in legions
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- levogyre — an anticlockwise spiral
- lexicog. — lexicographical
- 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.
- liegedom — the state of being a liege
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
- ligation — the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- light on — to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle.
- ligneous — of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.