8-letter words containing g, o, p, i
- grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- groupism — the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.
- groupist — a follower of a group
- groupoid — an algebraic system closed under a binary operation. Also called monoid. Compare group (def 9), semigroup.
- gumphion — a funeral banner
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gunpoint — the point or aim of a gun.
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- high-top — denoting a sneaker that covers the ankle.
- highspot — highlight
- hightops — Plural form of hightop.
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- impetigo — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- in-group — a narrow exclusive group; clique.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- jerepigo — a usually red heavy dessert wine
- kingpost — vertical post connecting the apex of a triangular roof truss to the tie beam
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- lipgloss — Alternative spelling of lip gloss.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- log ship — log chip.
- long pig — (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- micropig — A miniature breed of pig.
- mopingly — in a moping or dejected manner
- morphing — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- openings — Plural form of opening.
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- palilogy — the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- peignoir — a woman's dressing gown.
- peopling — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- perigord — a division of the former province of Guienne, in SW France.
- perugino — (Pietro Vannucci) 1446–1524, Italian painter.
- petdingo — (tool) An Estelle to C++ translator.
- pettifog — to be a pettifogger
- picogram — one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- pig iron — iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron.
- pigeonry — a loft for keeping pigeons in; dovecote; pigeon house
- pignolia — a pine nut, the edible seed of the nut pine
- pignolis — pine nut (def 1).
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- piloting — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- piloxing — a system of exercise combining elements of Pilates and boxing
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- pishogue — sorcery; witchcraft; black magic.
- pivoting — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.