8-letter words containing i, g, p
- grippers — Plural form of gripper.
- gripping — holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book.
- gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- groupies — Plural form of groupie.
- 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.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpier — Comparative form of grumpy.
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- grumping — Present participle of grump.
- grumpish — Surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy.
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- 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.
- gunships — Plural form of gunship.
- guruship — The status of a guru.
- gymslips — Plural form of gymslip.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- gypsying — Present participle of gypsy.
- gypsyism — the behaviour of or connected with gypsies
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- hairgrip — A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- high-top — denoting a sneaker that covers the ankle.
- highspot — highlight
- hightops — Plural form of hightop.
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- humphing — Present participle of humph.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- impaling — Present participle of impale.
- impeding — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- impetigo — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- impinged — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- impinger — Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted.
- impinges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impinge.
- impledge — to pledge
- implunge — to submerge
- implying — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- impugned — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impugner — One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
- imputing — Present participle of impute.
- 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.