8-letter words containing o, u
- give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- 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.
- globules — Plural form of globule.
- globulet — a small globule
- globulin — any of a group of proteins, as myosin, occurring in plant and animal tissue, insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions and coagulable by heat.
- globulus — The nucleus globosus.
- glorious — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucogen — Alternative form of glycogen.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- gluonium — glueball.
- gluttons — Plural form of glutton.
- gluttony — excessive eating and drinking.
- go about — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
- go round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- go south — fail, go bad
- go under — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go-juice — fuel for an engine, esp petrol
- go-round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- 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
- goitrous — pertaining to or affected with goiter.
- gold bug — one who buys, or advocates buying, gold as protection against an anticipated collapse in the value of currency, stocks, etc.
- goldbugs — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- goncourt — Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
- gone out — blank and without comprehension, as if stupefied in surprise
- gonidium — (in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
- gonoduct — a duct leading from a gonad to the exterior, through which gametes pass
- good guy — decent man
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- gorgeous — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmets — Plural form of gourmet.
- gourmont — Remy de [ruh-mee duh] /rəˈmi də/ (Show IPA), 1858–1915, French critic and novelist.
- goutweed — a fast-spreading weed, Aegopodium podagraria, of the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having umbels of white flowers.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grevious — Misspelling of grievous.