8-letter words containing e, g, p, l
- megaflop — A unit of computing speed equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megalops — the larval stage of marine crabs immediately prior to and resembling the adult stage.
- megaplex — a large building containing many movie theaters, usually more than a dozen.
- mpegplus — (compression, algorithm) A non-ISO standard compressed audio file format derived from MPEG-1 Layer 2.
- palgrave — Francis Turner, 1824–97, English critic, poet, and anthologist.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pangless — causing no pain
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- 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).
- pebbling — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- pedaling — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peddling — trifling; paltry; piddling.
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- peelings — Peelings are pieces of skin removed from vegetables and fruit.
- pelagial — the hair, fur, wool, or other soft covering of a mammal.
- pelagian — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelagius — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- pellagra — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- pelology — the study of the therapeutic uses of mud
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- penology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- peopling — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- phalange — a phalanx.
- philabeg — filibeg.
- philibeg — the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
- phlegmon — a swollen, red, and painful mass affecting bodily tissue that may progress to abscess
- pig lead — lead molded in pigs.
- pillaged — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pillager — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
- plantage — plants
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- pledging — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- plottage — the area within or comprising a plot of land.
- plughole — drainage hole in sink or bath
- plugless — having no plug
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- polygene — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- popeling — a deputy or supporter of the Pope
- prelegal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- prologue — a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse, poem, or novel.
- prolonge — a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.