8-letter words containing g, a, m, i
- gradatim — (in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grammies — Plural form of grammy.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- graymail — a means of preventing prosecution, as for espionage, by threatening to disclose government secrets during trial.
- gregatim — in flocks or crowds
- grid map — a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- grimaces — Make a grimace.
- grimaldi — Joseph, 1779–1837, English actor, mime, and clown.
- grimdark — (fandom) Having a gloomy, dystopian atmosphere.
- guaiacum — any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae.
- guisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- guttatim — (in prescriptions) drop by drop.
- gymnasia — a plural of gymnasium2 .
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- ideogram — a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- idiogram — Karyogram.
- imagable — Alternative form of imageable.
- imaginal — of, relating to, or having the form of an imago.
- imagines — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- imagists — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- impaling — Present participle of impale.
- initgame — (games) /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
- isangoma — Alternative form of sangoma.
- isogamic — isogamous
- isograms — Plural form of isogram.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kingsman — (military) The lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army.
- kirigami — the Japanese art or technique of cutting and folding paper into objects or designs.
- lambling — a small lamb
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- madrigal — a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- magainin — any of a series of related substances with antibacterial properties, derived from the skins of frogs
- magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
- magendie — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1783–1855, French physiologist.
- mageship — the role or office of a mage
- maggidim — Plural form of maggid.
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.