8-letter words containing g, a, r, m
- morgagni — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1682–1771, Italian anatomist.
- mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
- mridanga — an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- mudguard — Also called mud flap. splash guard.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- myograph — an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.
- nanogram — one billionth of a gram. Abbreviation: ng.
- nerdgasm — a feeling of intense excitement felt by someone considered to be a nerd, esp. when caused by something relating to his or her leisure interests such as a new piece of technology, computer game, science fiction film, etc.
- nomogram — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- nonagram — A geometric figure which resembles a pentagram except that it has nine points instead of five.
- ondogram — The recording produced by an ondograph.
- optogram — (physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- orgasmic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- paradigm — Grammar. a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme. a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
- paragram — a play on words; a pun
- pergamon — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pergamum — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pharming — the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.
- picogram — one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- pig farm — a farm where pigs are kept and reared
- pornomag — pornographic magazine
- porogamy — the fertilization of a seed plant involving passage of the pollen tube into the ovule by the micropyle
- preimage — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- programs — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- quagmiry — relating to a quagmire
- ragtimer — a person who plays ragtime music
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- ramsgate — a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- re-image — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- redamage — to damage again
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- regmaker — a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up
- remargin — to provide additional cash or collateral to a broker in order to keep secure stock bought on margin.
- remigate — to row
- renogram — a kidney scan monitoring the throughput by the kidney of a radioactive chemical injected into the bloodstream
- ring man — Printing. an operator of a ring machine.
- roarming — severe
- rummager — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- samarang — a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- saramago — José [zhoo-ze] /ʒʊˈzɛ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2010, Portuguese journalist, playwright, and novelist: Nobel prize 1998.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- semarang — a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- skiagram — a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.