8-letter words containing a, m, e, n, g
- geminian — a person born under the sign of Gemini, usually between May 21st and June 20th.
- gendarme — a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
- gene map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genogram — a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- geranium — any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- germaine — a female given name.
- germania — an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- germano- — German, German and
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- gleaming — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- gloveman — fielder.
- grandame — a grandmother.
- gravamen — the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
- gunmaker — a person or company that makes guns.
- gunmetal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- 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.
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mantegna — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.