8-letter words containing a, r, g
- antigram — One of a pair of anagrams with opposite meanings.
- antigrav — (science fiction) antigravity, or a device that counters gravity.
- apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
- araguaia — a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)
- araguari — a city in central Brazil.
- araguaya — a river in S central Brazil, flowing N to the Tocantins River. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- araponga — any of four species of South American birds of the genus Procnias, each having a bell-like call
- arcading — An arrangement of arcades.
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- arcology — a type of architecture concerned with the design of enormous vertical cities that maximize population density and so preserve the surrounding countryside
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- areology — the study of the planet Mars
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguably — You can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- arisings — Waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
- armagnac — Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France.
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- arraigns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign.
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- arranger — An arranger is a musician who arranges music by other composers, either for particular instruments or voices, or for a particular performance.
- arranges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrange.
- arraying — Present participle of array.
- arriving — to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one's destination: He finally arrived in Rome.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- arrogate — If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so.
- arrowing — Present participle of arrow.
- art song — a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text