8-letter words containing g, o, n
- endogeny — Growth from within.
- endowing — Present participle of endow.
- enginous — ingenious or clever
- engorged — Simple past tense and past participle of engorge.
- engorges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engorge.
- engouled — (of a cross, bend, etc) disappearing into the mouth of an animal
- engroove — to put a groove into; to fit into a groove
- enjoying — Present participle of enjoy.
- enneagon — (geometry) A polygon with nine sides; a nonagon.
- enrobing — Present participle of enrobe.
- epigonic — of an epigone
- erigeron — A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, which is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.
- eryngoes — Plural form of eryngo.
- estragon — Tarragon.
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- evensong — (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
- evolving — Present participle of evolve.
- exogenic — Formed or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- exposing — Present participle of expose.
- f region — the ionospheric region in which the F layer forms.
- fagoting — a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- fanagalo — a lingua franca based on English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu, used especially in the mines of South Africa.
- fandango — a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time, performed by a man and woman playing castanets.
- far gone — departed; left.
- far-gone — remote.
- favoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- ferguson — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- floccing — Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- flocking — a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
- flogging — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- flooding — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- flooring — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- flopping — Present participle of flop.
- florigen — a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.
- flossing — The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
- flouring — Present participle of flour.
- flouting — Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- fog bank — a stratum of fog as seen from a distance.
- fogbound — unable to sail or navigate because of heavy fog.
- foghorns — Plural form of foghorn.
- foisting — Present participle of foist.
- foldings — Plural form of folding.
- folksong — Alternative spelling of folk song.
- fondling — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- fontange — Often, fontanges. commode (def 4).