8-letter words containing g, h, e, t
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- lengthly — Misspelled form of lengthy.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- lightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten.
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- lightest — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- might've — Might've is the usual spoken form of 'might have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb.
- mightest — (archaic) second-person singular simple past of may.
- mightier — having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
- mighties — Plural form of mighty.
- nighters — Plural form of nighter.
- nighties — Plural form of nightie.
- othering — (chiefly philosophy) The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.
- outweigh — to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- phengite — a type of transparent selenite
- photogen — a light oil obtained by the distillation of bituminous shale, coal, or peat: once commercially produced chiefly as an illuminant and as a solvent.
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- prefight — of the period before a boxing match
- rebought — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- redlight — a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
- regather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- regolith — mantle rock.
- regrowth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- resought — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- retaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- retching — to make efforts to vomit.
- rightest — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- roughest — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- seething — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- sennight — a week.
- she-goat — a female goat
- sheeting — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- sightsee — to go about seeing places and things of interest: In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.
- slighted — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- teaching — Informal. teacher.
- tealight — small candle floated in water
- teething — eruption of the deciduous teeth, especially the phenomena associated with their eruption.
- teiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.
- thalberg — Irving (Grant) 1899–1936, U.S. motion-picture producer.