8-letter words containing g, m
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- defaming — to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician.
- degummed — to free from gum.
- dekagram — ten grams, or one tenth of a hectogram (0.3527 ounce): abbrev. dag
- demagogy — You can refer to a method of political rule as demagogy if you disapprove of it because you think it involves appealing to people's emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- demerger — A demerger is the separation of a large company into several smaller companies.
- demigods — Plural form of demigod.
- demining — Present participle of demine.
- demising — death or decease.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- demixing — Demixing is the unintended separation of the substances in a mixture.
- demology — the study of human populations, activities, and behaviour
- demorage — Obsolete form of demurrage.
- demoting — Present participle of demote.
- diagrams — Plural form of diagram.
- die game — to die bravely and still fighting
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- dimaggio — Joseph Paul ("Joe"; "Joltin' Joe") 1914–1999, U.S. baseball player.
- dime bag — a packet containing an amount of an illegal drug selling for ten dollars.
- dimpling — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- dragsman — a person who drives a carriage or drag
- dramming — Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drogoman — Alternative form of dragoman.
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- drumming — The act of beating a drum.
- dummying — Present participle of dummy.
- dumpings — Plural form of dumping.
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
- dungmere — a hole or a trench for the collection of waste matter
- eargasms — Plural form of eargasm.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- eglomise — the technique of gilding the back of a sheet of glass
- egomania — Obsessive egotism or self-centeredness.
- emailing — Present participle of email.
- emceeing — Present participle of emcee.
- emending — Present participle of emend.
- emergent — An emergent property.
- emerging — Becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emigrate — Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emitting — Present participle of emit.
- emptying — Present participle of to empty.
- emulgent — medication that stimulates the flow of bile
- endamage — (archaic) To damage.
- endgames — Plural form of endgame.
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex