6-letter words containing il
- gamily — having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
- gentil — gentle
- gerbil — any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- gilded — covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
- gilden — (obsolete) Golden; made of gold.
- gilder — a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.
- gilead — a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- gilels — Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- gilgai — a small gully or ditch.
- gilgal — the name of several places in ancient Palestine, especially a site near Jericho where the Israelites encamped after crossing the Jordan. Josh. 4:19–24.
- gilgie — Cherax quinquecarinatus, a small freshwater crayfish endemic to the south-west corner of Australia.
- gilgul — the soul of a dead person that passes into another living body to assume a new existence and atone for past sins.
- gilguy — Nautical. a rope used as a temporary guy.
- gilled — a faller used in the combing process, generally for only the highest-quality fibers.
- giller — a person who guts fish
- gillet — a mare
- gilley — (humour) (Usenet) The unit of analogical bogosity. According to its originator, the standard for one gilley was "the act of bogotoficiously comparing the shutting down of 1000 machines for a day with the killing of one person". The milligilley has been found to suffice for most normal conversational exchanges.
- gillie — a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.
- gilman — Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- gilolo — Halmahera.
- gilpey — a mischievous, frolicsome boy or girl
- gilroy — a town in W California.
- gilson — Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- gilyak — Nivkh.
- gluily — In a gluey way.
- gorily — In a gory manner.
- grails — Plural form of grail.
- grille — cooked on a grill; broiled.
- grills — Plural form of grill.
- grilse — a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- guilds — an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
- guiler — a deceiver
- guiles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guile.
- guilin — a city in the NE Guangxi Zhuang region, in S China.
- guilts — the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
- guilty — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- gweilo — (ethnic slur) A Caucasian person, in China (generally a man); a ‘foreign devil’.
- habile — skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- hailed — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- hailer — to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
- hamill — Dorothy (Stuart) born 1956, U.S. figure skater.
- hazily — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- hilary — Hilarius, Saint.
- hilite — Informal spelling of highlight.
- hilled — Simple past tense and past participle of hill.
- hillel — ("ha-Zaken") c60 b.c.–a.d. 9? Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.
- hiller — Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
- hillis — Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- hilted — the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hilton — Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.