8-letter words containing g, a, n, t, r
- negators — Plural form of negator.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- nutgrass — A perennial sedge, Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- outrange — to have a longer or greater range than.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- pirating — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- q rating — a figure, based on opinion polls, intended to reflect how relatively popular and recognizable a given TV performer is with audiences
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ratingen — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia in W central Germany, N of Dusseldorf.
- rattigan — Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- rattling — that rattles: a rattling door.
- reacting — to act or perform again.
- rebating — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- relating — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- renegate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- rigatoni — a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- ring taw — ringer1 (def 4).
- ringtail — any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- runagate — a fugitive or runaway.
- segreant — (of a griffin) rampant.
- sergeant — Ancient Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral.
- smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- snot rag — a handkerchief
- snot-rag — a handkerchief.
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- starling — a pointed cluster of pilings for protecting a bridge pier from drifting ice, debris, etc.
- starring — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- starving — very hungry
- sternage — the stern or rear of a ship
- stingray — any of the rays, especially of the family Dasyatidae, having a long, flexible tail armed near the base with a strong, serrated bony spine with which they can inflict painful wounds.
- stonerag — a type of lichen, Parmela saxatilis, which produces a brown dye
- strafing — an act or instance of strafing
- stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- strangle — to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord.
- straying — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- 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.
- tabering — a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- taganrog — a seaport in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Gulf of Taganrog.
- tagareen — a junk shop
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.