8-letter words containing a, s, g
- strewage — strewn or discarded items
- strigate — (of animals) streaked with different colours
- stumpage — standing timber with reference to its value.
- subagent — a person whose duties as an agent are delegated to him or her by another agent.
- subgoals — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- subgrade — the prepared earth surface on which a pavement or the ballast of a railroad track is placed or upon which the foundation of a structure is built.
- subgraph — a graph linked with another graph
- subimago — the first winged stage of the mayfly, with dull opaque wings, known to anglers as a dun, before it metamorphoses into the shiny gauzy imago or spinner
- subrange — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- substage — the component part of a microscope below the stage, for supporting a condenser, mirror, or other accessories.
- suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- sugaring — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sun gear — (in an epicyclic train) the central gear around which the planet gears revolve.
- sunglass — burning glass.
- surgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- svengali — a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.
- swagging — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- swags of — lots of
- swagshop — a shop selling cheap goods
- swaining — courtship
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- swingman — a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.
- synalgia — referred pain.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- syngraft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- syntagma — an element that enters into a syntagmatic relationship.
- tag sale — garage sale.
- tailings — the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- tangshan — a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.
- tasswage — to assuage
- tear gas — Tear gas is a gas that causes your eyes to sting and fill with tears so that you cannot see. It is sometimes used by the police or army to control crowds.
- tear-gas — to subject to tear gas.
- tightass — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- toasting — the act of raising a toast
- tongshan — former name of Xuzhou.
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- transing — to move or walk rapidly or briskly.
- trashing — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- tsinghai — a province in W central China. 269,187 sq. mi. (697,194 sq. km). Capital: Xining.
- tsingtao — Older Spelling. a seaport in E Shandong province, in E China.
- tungshan — Tongshan.
- tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.
- unsating — not sating