8-letter words containing g, e, n
- breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
- breeding — If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
- breezing — a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
- bren gun — an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
- bretagne — Brittany2
- bridgend — a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)
- briefing — A briefing is a meeting at which information or instructions are given to people, especially before they do something.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- buginese — a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
- burgonet — a light 16th-century helmet, usually made of steel, with hinged cheekpieces
- burgoyne — John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- campagne — a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
- canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
- canegrub — any of various grubs that are a pest of sugar cane, esp, in Australia, the greyback canegrub, Dermolepida albohirtum
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- carageen — carrageen
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- centring — a temporary structure, esp one made of timber, used to support an arch during construction
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- changers — Plural form of changer.
- changeth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'change'.
- changeup — Alternative form of change-up.
- changteh — Changde
- chantage — the use of threats to extort money; blackmail
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- checking — the process of making sure that something is correct or satisfactory
- cheeking — Present participle of cheek.
- cheeping — Present participle of cheep.
- cheering — encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc
- cheesing — the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- chekiang — Zhejiang
- chengteh — Chengde
- chequing — (British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of checking.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- clefting — (medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- clerking — Present participle of clerk.
- clingier — Comparative form of clingy.