8-letter words containing a, h, i, g
- gadhelic — Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
- gahnites — Plural form of gahnite.
- galabieh — djellabah.
- gandhian — of or relating to Mohandas Gandhi or to Gandhiism.
- garishly — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- gashings — Plural form of gashing.
- gaslight — light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- gastight — not penetrable by a gas.
- gedaliah — the governor of Judah after its conquest by Babylon. II Kings 25:22–26.
- ghanaian — a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- ghardaia — a city in N Algeria.
- gharials — Plural form of gharial.
- ghazzali — Al- [al] /æl/ (Show IPA), 1058–1111, Arab philosopher.
- gildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
- gilthead — any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- gnashing — to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
- gnathion — Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
- gnathite — any of the mouth appendages of an insect or other arthropod.
- goatfish — any tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth.
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- graithly — in a graith manner
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grayfish — a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, especially the dogfishes of the genus Squalus.
- gurkhali — the language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
- habiting — Present participle of habit.
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.
- haffling — Present participle of haffle.
- haggadic — a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.
- haggises — Plural form of haggis.
- haggling — Present participle of haggle.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hair gel — a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- halfling — (in fiction and fantasy) a member of a race of small people.
- halligan — A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hang it! — an exclamation of anger or exasperation
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- hangings — Plural form of hanging.
- hangnail — a small piece of partly detached skin at the side or base of the fingernail.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.