8-letter words containing u, d, a, g
- gazunder — (of a buyer) lower the amount of an offer made on a property and accepted by (a seller) at the time of final negotiations.
- 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.
- glandule — (anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.
- 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
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- graduall — Obsolete form of gradual.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- graduand — a student who is about to graduate or receive a degree.
- graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- graduses — Plural form of gradus.
- grandeur — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- guadiana — a river in SW Europe, flowing S from central Spain through SE Portugal to the Gulf of Cádiz. 515 miles (830 km) long.
- guandong — a former territory in NE China at the tip of Liaodong peninsula; leased to Japan 1905–45.
- guardage — the state of being in the care of a guardian
- guardant — (of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side: a lion guardant.
- guarddog — a dog that guards a property or person
- guardian — a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
- guarding — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- guedalla — Philip, 1889–1944, English writer.
- guffawed — a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guideway — a structure, usually made of concrete, that is used to support and guide trains or individual vehicles that ride over it.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- gum band — a rubber band.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gurdwara — a Sikh temple in India.
- gurnards — Plural form of gurnard.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- jug band — a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- ladybugs — Plural form of ladybug.
- maudling — Present participle of maudle.
- mudguard — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- on guard — prepared, at the ready
- outguard — a guard placed furthest away from the main contingent of an army
- outraged — Simple past tense and past participle of outrage.
- podargus — a bird of South East Asia and Australia
- poundage — confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
- quadding — Also called quadrat. a piece of type metal of less height than the lettered types, serving to cause a blank in printed matter, used for spacing.
- quadriga — a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
- quandong — an Australian tree, Fusanus acuminatus, bearing a fruit with an edible, nutlike seed.
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- redargue — to prove wrong or invalid; disprove; refute.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- sandburg — Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.
- slugabed — a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.