8-letter words containing g, e, t, o, i
- netlingo — (computing) An on-line dictionary of more than 3000 terms, started in 1995 and updated monthly. NetLingo contains simple explanations and comprehensive coverage, including chat acronyms and smilies. It is also available in dead tree form.
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- obligate — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- othering — (chiefly philosophy) The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.
- outguide — a folder in a filing system
- outreign — to reign for longer than
- outweigh — to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
- petdingo — (tool) An Estelle to C++ translator.
- pettifog — to be a pettifogger
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- ravigote — a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- regolith — mantle rock.
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- ringtone — telephone's ringing sound
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- strigose — Botany. set with stiff bristles of hairs; hispid.
- taleggio — a square Italian soft cheese with a salt-covered rind
- tokening — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- toughies — a tough person, especially one who is belligerent.
- toweling — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- towering — very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
- twigsome — covered with twigs
- vietcong — a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
- wegotism — (colloquial, dated) Excessive use of the pronoun 'we'.