8-letter words containing a, g, e, m
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- defaming — to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician.
- dekagram — ten grams, or one tenth of a hectogram (0.3527 ounce): abbrev. dag
- demagogy — You can refer to a method of political rule as demagogy if you disapprove of it because you think it involves appealing to people's emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- demorage — Obsolete form of demurrage.
- die game — to die bravely and still fighting
- dime bag — a packet containing an amount of an illegal drug selling for ten dollars.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- eargasms — Plural form of eargasm.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- egomania — Obsessive egotism or self-centeredness.
- emailing — Present participle of email.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emigrate — Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- endamage — (archaic) To damage.
- endgames — Plural form of endgame.
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- ergogram — a tracing produced by an ergograph
- ethogram — a description of an animal's behaviour
- fragment — fragmentation
- fugleman — (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
- fumigate — to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
- galenism — the medical system or principles of Galen.
- gamaliel — (“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.
- gamashes — High boots or buskins.
- gambades — Plural form of gambade.
- gambeson — a quilted garment worn under mail.
- gambetta — Léon [ley-awn] /leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1838–82, French statesman.
- gamblers — Plural form of gambler.
- gamboled — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gambrels — Plural form of gambrel.
- game boy — a handheld games console, made by the company Nintendo, which was popular in the 1990s
- game law — a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken.
- game pie — a savoury pie made from game or hunted animals
- gamecast — the broadcast of a team sport game.
- gamecock — a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting.
- gamefowl — A gamebird.
- gamelans — Plural form of gamelan.
- gamelike — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gameness — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- gameplay — The tactical aspects of a computer game, such as its plot and the way it is played, as distinct from the graphics and sound effects.
- gamesman — a person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, especially in business or politics.
- gamesome — playful; frolicsome.
- gamester — a gambler.
- gaminess — the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
- gammoned — Simple past tense and past participle of gammon.
- gamodeme — an isolated breeding population
- gamyness — the quality of being gamy