8-letter words containing a, r, g
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- panegyry — a panegyric
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- paradigm — Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
- parading — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- paragoge — the addition of a sound or group of sounds at the end of a word, as in the nonstandard pronunciation of height as height-th or once as once-t.
- paragram — a play on words; a pun
- paraguay — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- paralogy — false reasoning
- parasang — an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
- parawing — paraglider.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parergon — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- pargeter — a plasterer
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- paygrade — a level on a pay scale
- 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).
- pegboard — a board having holes into which pegs are placed in specific patterns, used for playing or scoring certain games.
- pellagra — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamum — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- phrygana — another name for garigue, used esp in Greece
- phrygian — of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
- picogram — one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- pig farm — a farm where pigs are kept and reared
- pillager — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pingrass — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, with fernlike leaves
- pirating — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- plagiary — plagiarism.
- playgirl — a woman who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- podargus — a bird of South East Asia and Australia
- pornomag — pornographic magazine
- porogamy — the fertilization of a seed plant involving passage of the pollen tube into the ovule by the micropyle
- portague — a 16th century Portuguese gold coin
- portugal — a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Capital: Lisbon.
- postgrad — A postgrad is the same as a postgraduate.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prancing — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- pranking — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- pre-aged — (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the): We must have improved medical care for the aged.
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- pregrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- prelegal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- presager — a presentiment or foreboding.
- prodigal — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.