10-letter words containing s, o, g, a
- go against — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go down as — If you say that an event or action will go down as a particular thing, you mean that it will be regarded, remembered, or recorded as that thing.
- go easy on — use sparingly
- go towards — If an amount of money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing.
- go walkies — to be lost or stolen
- goalmouths — Plural form of goalmouth.
- goalscorer — (football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals.
- goat's-rue — Also called catgut. a hairy American plant, Tephrosia virginiana, of the legume family, having yellow and pink flowers.
- goatfishes — Plural form of goatfish.
- goatsbeard — any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- gobsmacked — utterly astounded; astonished.
- god's acre — a cemetery, especially one adjacent to a church; churchyard.
- godfathers — Plural form of godfather.
- godparents — Plural form of godparent.
- gold basis — a gold standard as a basis for prices.
- gold coast — a former British territory in W Africa; now a part of Ghana.
- goldenseal — a plant, Hydrastis canadensis, of the buttercup family, having a thick yellow rootstock.
- goldwasser — a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.
- goliathise — to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly
- golschmann — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, French orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- gomphiasis — looseness of the teeth.
- good usage — (in a language) standard, prescribed, or acceptable usage of words or phrases: Your sentence violates the rules of good usage.
- goods yard — a railway freight yard.
- goon squad — a group of hired thugs used to perform ruthless or violent acts.
- goosanders — Plural form of goosander.
- goosegrass — cleavers.
- gorgonians — Plural form of gorgonian.
- gormandise — Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
- gormandism — Alternative form of gourmandism.
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- graciosity — graciousness
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gradations — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- gramineous — grasslike.
- granulomas — Plural form of granuloma.
- granulosis — a disease that predominantly affects larval Lepidoptera and which causes loss of appetite and sluggishness
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grass moth — any of a large subfamily of small night-flying pyralid moths, esp Crambus pratellus, that during the day cling to grass stems
- grass over — If an area of ground is grassed over, grass is planted all over it.
- grassroots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gravestone — a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
- greasewood — a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
- great ouse — Ouse (def 2).
- greatcoats — Plural form of greatcoat.
- greatsword — Any generally straight bladed double edged sword large enough that it required the use of two hands to wield it effectively.
- green soap — a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.
- gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.