8-letter words containing a, n, g, o
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- mandingo — a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
- 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.
- martagon — A Eurasian lily.
- masoning — Present participle of mason.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- monaghan — a county in the NE Republic of Ireland. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km). County seat: Monaghan.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- monogamy — marriage with only one person at a time. Compare bigamy, polygamy.
- monogram — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- montaged — Simple past tense and past participle of montage.
- montages — Plural form of montage.
- montague — (in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo. Compare Capulet.
- moon bag — a small bag worn on a belt, round the waist
- morgagni — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1682–1771, Italian anatomist.
- nanchong — a city in E central Sichuan province, in central China.
- nanogram — one billionth of a gram. Abbreviation: ng.
- nasology — the scientific study of noses.
- negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- negators — Plural form of negator.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- neogaean — a biogeographical division comprising the Neotropical region.
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- nomogram — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- nonagons — Plural form of nonagon.
- nonagram — A geometric figure which resembles a pentagram except that it has nine points instead of five.
- nonglare — (of a colour, paint, or surface) dull rather than shiny
- nonimage — That which is not an image.
- nonlegal — not related to, qualified for, or phrased in the manner of the practice of law (distinguished from illegal): a nonlegal explanation.
- nonmagic — Not magic; nonmagical.
- nonpagan — a person who is not a pagan
- nonsugar — a substance that is not a sugar
- nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
- nose bag — feed bag (def 1).
- nose rag — a handkerchief
- nosebags — Plural form of nosebag.
- nosegays — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.