8-letter words containing a, g, e, m
- hame tug — a loop or short leather strap attaching a trace to a hame.
- hemogram — a graphic record of the cellular elements of the blood.
- hexagram — a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- ideogram — a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- imagable — Alternative form of imageable.
- imagines — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- initgame — (games) /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- macgyver — Alternative spelling of MacGyver.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- mag tape — a magnetic tape used for recording data.
- magangue — a city in NW Colombia.
- magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- magdalen — the, Mary Magdalene.
- magelang — a city on central Java, in Indonesia.
- magellan — Ferdinand, c1480–1521, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Straits of Magellan 1520 and the Philippines 1521.
- magendie — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1783–1855, French physiologist.
- mageship — the role or office of a mage
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- magicked — Simple past tense and past participle of magic.
- magicker — (fantasy) One who does magic; a sorcerer or magician.
- magister — Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- magnates — a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
- magnesia — ancient name of Manisa.
- magnetar — A neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- magritte — René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
- malaxage — the act of kneading or softening unbaked pottery clay
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- man page — Unix manual page
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- managery — Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- mangabey — any of several slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.