8-letter words containing s, g, n
- glackens — William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- gladdens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gladden.
- gladness — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glass in — to enclose with glass panes
- glassine — a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- glassing — Present participle of glass.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.
- glegness — quickness
- glibness — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
- glistens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glisten.
- glossina — tsetse fly.
- glossing — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- 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.
- gluiness — Alt form glueyness.
- glumness — sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- gluttons — Plural form of glutton.
- gnashers — Plural form of gnasher.
- gnashing — to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- gneisses — Plural form of gneiss.
- gneissic — a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- gnostics — Plural form of gnostic.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- godsends — Plural form of godsend.
- gonaives — Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- 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.
- goslings — Plural form of gosling.
- gospodin — a title of respect corresponding to Mr.
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- gradings — Plural form of grading.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- grandams — Plural form of grandam.
- grandees — Plural form of grandee.
- grandest — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- grandmas — Plural form of grandma.
- grandpas — Plural form of grandpa.
- grandson — a son of one's son or daughter.
- grangers — Plural form of granger.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.