8-letter words containing a, g, c
- clarting — Present participle of clart.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classing — Present participle of class.
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- claviger — a key- or club-bearer
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- cloaking — Present participle of cloak.
- cloudage — a mass of clouds
- club bag — a soft, usually leather, two-handled bag suitable for use in traveling or for general utility.
- coaching — the act of training a person or team of people in a particular sport
- coacting — Present participle of coact.
- coagency — a joint agency
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coal gas — a mixture of gases produced by the distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting: consists mainly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- cogitate — If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
- cognates — Plural form of cognate.
- cognatic — related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
- cognatus — (legal) A person connected through cognation.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- collaged — a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- collagen — Collagen is a protein that is found in the bodies of people and animals. It is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics or is injected into the face in cosmetic surgery, in order to make the skin look younger.
- collages — Plural form of collage.
- collegia — Ecclesiastical. college (def 11).
- commager — Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
- compages — a structure or framework
- con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- congaing — Present participle of conga.
- congaree — river in S.C., joining the Wateree to form the Santee River: 52 mi (84 km)
- congeals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congeal.
- congiary — (in ancient Rome) a gift from the emperor to the people or soldiers
- congrats — congratulations
- congratz — (Internet slang) congratulations.
- conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
- contango — (formerly, on the London Stock Exchange) postponement of payment for and delivery of stock from one account day to the next
- cool bag — an insulated container used to keep food cool on picnics, to carry frozen food, etc
- copiague — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- coraggio — an exhortation for a person to be brave
- corcaigh — a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)
- cornflag — a gladiolus, any iridaceous plant of the genus Gladiolus
- corrigan — Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.