8-letter words containing g, s
- engraves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrave.
- enlarges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlarge.
- enlights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlight.
- ensilage — The process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder.
- ensuring — Present participle of ensure.
- envisage — Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
- envyings — Plural form of envying.
- epergnes — Plural form of epergne.
- epigeous — epigeal
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- ergotism — Poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot, typically resulting in headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and gangrene of the fingers and toes.
- eryngoes — Plural form of eryngo.
- escaping — Present participle of escape.
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- espiègle — playful
- essaying — Present participle of essay.
- estragon — Tarragon.
- estrange — Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- 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.
- etchings — Plural form of etching.
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eugenism — the practice or advocacy of eugenics
- eugenist — An advocate or supporter of eugenics. (from 20th c.).
- euglenas — Plural form of euglena.
- eulogies — Plural form of eulogy.
- eulogise — To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- eulogism — (rare) eulogistic language.
- eulogist — A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
- evangels — Plural form of evangel.
- evenings — Plural form of evening.
- 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.
- excising — Present participle of excise.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- exegeses — Plural form of exegesis.
- exegesis — Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
- exegetes — Plural form of exegete.
- exergues — Plural form of exergue.
- exigents — Plural form of exigent.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
- exposing — Present participle of expose.
- eyeglass — A single lens for correcting or assisting defective eyesight, especially a monocle.
- eyesight — A person's ability to see.
- failings — Plural form of failing.
- fairings — Plural form of fairing.
- fangless — Without fangs.
- farragos — Plural form of farrago.
- farsight — The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.