8-letter words containing a, g, e, i
- barge in — If you barge in or barge in on someone, you rudely interrupt what they are doing or saying.
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beadings — Plural form of beading.
- beagling — hunting with beagle hounds.
- bearding — the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- bearings — a sense of one's relative position or situation; orientation (esp in the phrases lose, get, or take one's bearings)
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- beatings — Plural form of beating.
- being as — You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
- benghazi — a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bergenia — an evergreen ground-covering plant
- beringia — the former land bridge between Siberia & Alas., over which Asian animals and peoples migrated into North America
- berrigan — an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, with hanging branches
- bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
- big beat — an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands
- big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
- big easy — the New Orleans
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- big head — If you describe someone as a big head, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- bigarade — a Seville orange
- bijugate — (of compound leaves) having two pairs of leaflets
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- breading — a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
- brigaded — a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
- cagebird — A bird kept in a cage.
- cagelike — resembling a cage
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- chekiang — Zhejiang
- chigetai — a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia
- chippage — the fact or an instance of chipping: The pottery could not be insured against chippage.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- claviger — a key- or club-bearer
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable