8-letter words containing g, a, m
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- magnific — magnificent; imposing.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- magritte — René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- mailbags — Plural form of mailbag.
- mailgram — a telegram sent to a post office and subsequently printed and delivered by the post office to the addressee
- mailings — Plural form of mailing.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- malagasy — a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.
- malaxage — the act of kneading or softening unbaked pottery clay
- malegaon — a city in NW Maharashtra state in W India.
- malgrado — in spite of
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- maligner — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- malinger — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- maltings — Plural form of malting.
- mamaliga — a porridge of cornmeal, orig. of Romania
- mamogram — Non-standard spelling of mammogram.
- man page — Unix manual page
- manacing — Present participle of manace.
- managers — Plural form of manager.
- managery — Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- mandingo — a member of any of a number of peoples forming an extensive linguistic group in western Africa.
- mangabey — any of several slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, inhabiting forests of Africa: some species are endangered.
- manganic — of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.
- manganin — Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance.
- mangbetu — a member of a people of the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- mangiest — Superlative form of mangy.
- mangling — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- mantegna — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1431–1506, Italian painter and engraver.
- mantling — a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- margaret — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pearl.”.
- margaric — pearly; resembling a pearl.
- margarin — Archaic form of margarine.
- margelan — a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana.