8-letter words containing a, l, n, g
- nan ling — a mountain range in S China, separating Guangdong province from Hunan province and Guangxi Zhuang region.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- nasology — the scientific study of noses.
- naughtly — (obsolete) naughtily; wrongly.
- ngaliema — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonlegal — not related to, qualified for, or phrased in the manner of the practice of law (distinguished from illegal): a nonlegal explanation.
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- nutgalls — Plural form of nutgall.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- octangle — octangular.
- olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
- oogonial — Of or pertaining to an oogonium.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- own goal — In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pangless — causing no pain
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pedaling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- pelagian — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- phalange — a phalanx.
- pignolia — a pine nut, the edible seed of the nut pine
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- plaguing — an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- plaining — to complain.
- plaiting — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
- planking — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- plantage — plants
- planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- platting — a plait or braid.
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- qianlong — Ch'ien Lung.
- quailing — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
- qualming — the state of having a qualm
- rabbling — a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.
- raddling — Present participle of raddle.
- raffling — a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.