8-letter words containing g, o, n
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.
- disloign — to put at a distance
- dittoing — Present participle of ditto.
- dockings — Plural form of docking.
- dog iron — an andiron.
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- doggoned — to damn: Doggone your silly advice!
- dognaper — to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- dollying — Present participle of dolly.
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- dong hai — East China Sea.
- dongting — a lake in S China, in NE Hunan province: main outlet flows to the Yangtze; rice-growing in winter. Area: (in winter) 3900 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- doodling — a design, figure, or the like, made by idle scribbling.
- dordogne — a river in SW France, flowing W to the Gironde estuary. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- dotingly — In a doting manner.
- dottings — Plural form of dotting.
- doubling — anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doubting — Present participle of doubt.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- doughnut — a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- doweling — Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
- dowering — Present participle of dower.
- dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- dragonet — any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- dragonné — shaped like a dragon
- dragoons — Plural form of dragoon.
- drogoman — Alternative form of dragoman.
- drolling — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- drooling — to water at the mouth, as in anticipation of food; salivate; drivel.
- drooping — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- dropping — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drowning — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- drowsing — Present participle of drowse.
- dudgeons — Plural form of dudgeon.
- dungeons — Plural form of dungeon.
- duo-tang — a type of folder with flexible metal fasteners
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- e region — the region of the ionosphere in which the E layer forms.
- e-voting — electronic voting.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- edgebone — aitchbone.
- edgerton — Harold Eugene ("Doc") 1903–90, U.S. electrical engineer and photographer.
- egestion — the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- egomania — Obsessive egotism or self-centeredness.
- elbowing — Present participle of elbow.
- elongate — Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.
- encoding — (computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- encoring — Present participle of encore.
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.