8-letter words containing g, i, a, t, o
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grattoir — a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- isograft — syngraft.
- koftgari — the art of inlaying steel with gold
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- ligation — the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- longtail — A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
- negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- notating — to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation: The book describes how to notate music for instruments and voice.
- novating — Present participle of novate.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- obligate — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- obligato — Alternative spelling of obbligato.
- oghamist — Alternative capitalization of Oghamist.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- orgastic — 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.
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- 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
- poignant — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- 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.
- rigatoni — a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- santiago — a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Capital: Santiago.
- sigatoka — a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
- stoating — the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- taglioni — Marie. 1804–84, Italian ballet dancer, whose romantic style greatly influenced ballet in the 19th century
- taizhong — Taichung.
- taleggio — a square Italian soft cheese with a salt-covered rind
- titograd — former name (1945–92) of Podgorica.
- toadying — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- toasting — the act of raising a toast
- topalgia — pain restricted to a particular spot: a neurotic or hysterical symptom
- totaling — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- trigonal — of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- tsingtao — Older Spelling. a seaport in E Shandong province, in E China.