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8-letter words containing a, n, i, g

  • bit bang — Transmission of data on a serial line accomplished by rapidly changing a single output bit, in software, at the appropriate times. The technique is a simple loop with eight OUT and SHIFT instruction pairs for each byte. Input is more interesting. And full-duplex (doing input and output at the same time) is one way to separate the real hackers from the wannabees. Bit bang was used on certain early models of Prime computers, presumably when UARTs were too expensive, and on archaic Zilog Z80 micros with a Zilog PIO but no SIO. In an interesting instance of the cycle of reincarnation, this technique is now (1991) coming back into use on some RISC architectures because it consumes such an infinitesimal part of the processor that it actually makes sense not to have a UART.
  • blabbing — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
  • blacking — any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc
  • blagging — informal conversation in a public place, often deceitful.
  • blasting — a distortion of sound caused by overloading certain components of a radio system
  • blatting — bleat.
  • bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
  • blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
  • bloating — Bloating is the swelling of a body or part of a body, usually because it has a lot of gas or liquid in it.
  • boarding — Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term.
  • boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
  • bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
  • braiding — braids collectively
  • brailing — Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
  • brainfag — prolonged mental fatigue.
  • braining — Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
  • branding — The branding of a product is the presentation of it to the public in a way that makes it easy for people to recognize or identify.
  • branking — to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
  • branting — Karl Hjalmar (jalmar). 1860–1925, Swedish politician; prime minister (1920; 1921–23; 1924–25). He founded Sweden's welfare state and shared the Nobel peace prize 1921
  • bratling — a small badly-behaved child
  • brawling — a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.
  • breading — a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
  • breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
  • breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
  • bridgman — Percy Williams. 1882–1961, US physicist: Nobel prize for physics (1946) for his work on high-pressure physics and thermodynamics
  • brigands — a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
  • bulganin — Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1895–1975, Soviet statesman and military leader; chairman of the council of ministers (1955–58)
  • caatinga — a Brazilian semi-arid scrub forest
  • cabining — Present participle of cabin.
  • cackling — Present participle of cackle.
  • caddying — Present participle of caddy.
  • cageling — a bird kept in a cage
  • caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
  • caingang — a member of an Indian people of southern Brazil.
  • cajoling — Present participle of cajole.
  • callings — Plural form of calling.
  • campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
  • canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
  • candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
  • candying — any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
  • canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
  • cantigny — a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.
  • cantling — a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
  • capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
  • carangid — any marine percoid fish of the family Carangidae, having a compressed body and deeply forked tail. The group includes the jacks, horse mackerel, pompano, and pilot fish
  • cardigan — A cardigan is a knitted woollen sweater that you can fasten at the front with buttons or a zip.
  • caringly — In a caring manner.
  • carlings — Plural form of carling.
  • carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
  • caroling — a song, especially of joy.
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