8-letter words containing g, e, t, i
- hearting — Present participle of heart.
- heighten — to increase the height of; make higher.
- heighths — (archaic) Plural form of heighth; an archaic variant of heights.
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- highlite — Misspelling of highlight.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
- ideating — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
- ignatiev — Count Nikolai Pavlovich. 1832–1908, Russian diplomat and politician. As ambassador to Turkey (1864–77), he negotiated the Treaty of San Stefano (1878) ending the Russo-Turkish War
- impetigo — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- indagate — to investigate; research.
- indigent — lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
- indigest — (obsolete) crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- ingested — Simple past tense and past participle of ingest.
- ingrates — Plural form of ingrate.
- initgame — (games) /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
- intangle — Archaic form of entangle.
- integers — Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- integrin — (biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.
- interage — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- intering — Present participle of inter.
- intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- irangate — a political scandal of 1986 in the United States involving the illegal sale of arms to Iran in return for the release of US hostages held there, and the use of the profits to funds Contra rebels in Nicaragua
- irrigate — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- ketching — Present participle of ketch.
- kinglets — Plural form of kinglet.
- knighted — a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
- large it — to enjoy oneself or celebrate in an extravagant way
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- leftwing — Alternative spelling of left-wing.
- legalist — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legality — the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- legerity — physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
- legitime — (legal) That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children, without a legal cause.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lettings — Plural form of letting.
- levigate — to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- liegnitz — German name of Legnica.
- liftgate — hatch2 (def 9b).
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.