9-letter words containing g, a, p, e
- dampening — to make damp; moisten: to dampen a sponge.
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.
- decoupage — the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- deplaning — Present participle of deplane.
- depraving — Present participle of deprave.
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- dog-cheap — very inexpensive.
- dognapped — Simple past tense and past participle of dognap.
- dognapper — Agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- eggplants — Plural form of eggplant.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- empennage — An arrangement of stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft.
- emplacing — Present participle of emplace.
- encamping — Present participle of encamp.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- enplaning — Present participle of enplane.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epilating — Present participle of epilate.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- equipages — Plural form of equipage.
- ergograph — A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- espagnole — a tomato and sherry sauce
- espionage — The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- exampling — Present participle of example.
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
- expiating — Present participle of expiate.
- expurgate — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- flagpoles — Plural form of flagpole.
- fox grape — a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed.
- frontpage — Alternative spelling of front page.
- full-page — A full-page advertisement, picture, or article in a newspaper or magazine uses a whole page.
- galeproof — Capable of resisting a gale.
- gallopade — galop.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- galumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.
- galumpher — a person or animal that leaps or moves heavily or clumsily
- game park — a game preserve, especially in Africa.
- game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
- gang rape — If a woman is gang raped, several men force her to have sex with them.
- gang-rape — to force to have sexual intercourse with several persons.
- gantelope — gauntlet2 .
- gas pedal — Automotive. gas (def 5b).