8-letter words containing o, l, g
- olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
- on-glide — a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Compare off-glide (def 1).
- oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- one-lung — having or equipped with only one lung.
- ontology — the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
- oogonial — Of or pertaining to an oogonium.
- oologist — A person who studies or specializes in oology.
- optology — the science of testing eyes for lenses
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- oral gel — An oral gel is a semi-solid, jelly-like substance that is applied in the mouth.
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- orgulous — Archaic. haughty; proud.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- otologic — Synonym of otological.
- outbulge — to bulge outwards
- outfling — (intransitive) To fling outward.
- outglare — (transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.
- outgleam — to gleam more than
- outlaugh — (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- outlying — lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way: outlying military posts.
- overgall — to make sore all over
- overgild — to cover with gilding.
- overglad — too glad
- overlong — too or excessively long
- own goal — In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against.
- p-prolog — (language) A parallel logic language.
- palilogy — the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- paralogy — false reasoning
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelology — the study of the therapeutic uses of mud
- penology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- peopling — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- phlegmon — a swollen, red, and painful mass affecting bodily tissue that may progress to abscess
- pignolia — a pine nut, the edible seed of the nut pine
- pignolis — pine nut (def 1).
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- piloting — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloxing — a system of exercise combining elements of Pilates and boxing
- play god — make life-and-death decisions
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- plodding — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- plonking — foolish, clumsy, or inept
- plopping — to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: A frog plopped into the pond.
- plottage — the area within or comprising a plot of land.
- plotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- plughole — drainage hole in sink or bath
- plumbago — graphite.
- podalgia — pain in the foot.