8-letter words containing o, u, a, g
- gashouse — gasworks.
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- 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.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- 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.
- globular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- 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.
- go about — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- godsquad — any group of evangelical Christians, members of which are regarded as intrusive and exuberantly pious
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- groanful — sad or marked by groaning
- groupage — the action of gathering people or objects into a group or groups
- guacharo — a nocturnal, fruit-eating, South American bird, Steatornis caripensis, the young of which yield an oil derived from their fat.
- guaiacol — a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- guandong — a former territory in NE China at the tip of Liaodong peninsula; leased to Japan 1905–45.
- guarddog — a dog that guards a property or person
- guaynabo — a city in N Puerto Rico, SE of Bayamón.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gunwoman — A female gunman.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- hagueton — acton.
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- ho gauge — a model railroad gauge of 5/8 inches (16 mm).
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- jugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- la hogue — La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- languour — Alternative spelling of languor.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- louganis — Gregory ("Greg") born 1960, U.S. diver.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- nonsugar — a substance that is not a sugar
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- oliguria — scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.