8-letter words containing e, r, a, g
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- rheingau — a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- roughage — rough or coarse material.
- rubygate — an Italian political scandal in which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with a nightclub dancer and of abusing his office
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- rugelach — a fruit-and-nut pastry shaped like a croissant
- rummager — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- runagate — a fugitive or runaway.
- ryegrass — any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass) grown for forage in the U.S.
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sangaree — sangría.
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- sangreal — grail (def 1); the Holy Grail.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sardegna — a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- sargeson — Frank. 1903–82, New Zealand short-story writer and novelist. His work includes the short-story collection That Summer and Other Stories (1946) and the novel I Saw in my Dream (1949)
- savagery — an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
- savegard — safe conduct, protection
- scaliger — Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scavager — a person whose responsibility is to ensure the streets are kept clean
- schlager — a type of European popular music focusing on love and feelings
- scragged — a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- screwage — /skroo'*j/ Like lossage but connotes that the failure is due to a designed-in misfeature rather than a simple inadequacy or a mere bug.
- sea-girt — surrounded by the sea.
- seagrass — Seagrass is a plant that grows in shallow salt water and is used especially to make mats and floor coverings.
- segreant — (of a griffin) rampant.
- selangor — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- semarang — a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- sergeant — Ancient Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral.
- sewerage — the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.
- shagreen — an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- sprangle — to struggle or sprawl with limbs spread out wide
- squirage — squires considered as a whole group
- staggers — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
- staggery — tending to stagger
- stargaze — to gaze at or observe the stars.
- steerage — a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.