8-letter words containing a, n, g, o
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- granddog — (humorous) A dog owned by the children of someone old enough to be a grandparent; a dog that has a similar role to a grandchild.
- grandmom — (US) Grandmother.
- grandpop — (US, informal) grandfather.
- grandson — a son of one's son or daughter.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- great on — enthusiastic about
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- groanful — sad or marked by groaning
- groaning — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- guandong — a former territory in NE China at the tip of Liaodong peninsula; leased to Japan 1905–45.
- guaynabo — a city in N Puerto Rico, SE of Bayamón.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gunwoman — A female gunman.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- gynaeco- — relating to women; female
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gynoecia — Plural form of gynoecium.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- hagueton — acton.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hand log — chip log.
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang-dog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- hangchow — Older Spelling. Hangzhou.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hwang ho — Older Spelling. Huang He.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- icosagon — (mathematics) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.