8-letter words containing o, n, e, s
- gelsolin — an actin-binding protein that modulates actin filament length and gelation, influencing cell locomotion and structure, endocytosis, etc.
- geminous — found in pairs
- gemshorn — a type of horn with carved tone holes, traditionally made from the horn of the chamois
- gemstone — a precious or semiprecious stone that can be cut and polished for use as a gem.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- genitors — Plural form of genitor.
- genomics — the study of genomes.
- geognost — a student of, or expert in, geognosy
- geognosy — Archaic. a science dealing with the constituent parts of the earth, its envelope of air and water, its crust, and the condition of its interior.
- ginhouse — a building in which cotton is ginned
- ginkgoes — Plural form of ginkgo.
- gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- godsends — Plural form of godsend.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- goneness — a sinking sensation; exhaustion or faintness.
- gongster — a person who strikes a gong
- gonosome — the individuals, collectively, in a colonial animal that are involved with reproduction
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- goodness — the state or quality of being good.
- gooiness — the quality of being gooey
- goossens — Sir Eugene, 1893–1962, English composer and conductor.
- goriness — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- grierson — John. 1898–1972, Scottish film director. He coined the noun documentary, of which genre his Industrial Britain (1931) and Song of Ceylon (1934) are notable examples
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- groschen — a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a schilling.
- gudgeons — Plural form of gudgeon.
- guerdons — Plural form of guerdon.
- gunhouse — an armoured rotatable enclosure for guns on a warship
- gunsmoke — Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
- gunstone — (obsolete) A cannonball.
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- handsome — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- hardnose — a person who is tough and uncompromising
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- hedonism — the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
- hedonist — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- henhouse — a shelter for poultry.
- henroost — A place used by hens for roosting.
- henryson — Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne
- henslowe — Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.
- herisson — A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- heroines — Plural form of heroine.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.