8-letter words containing i, n, s, g
- shinning — the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shipping — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
- shirking — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirring — to draw up or gather (cloth or the like) on three or more parallel threads.
- shirting — any shirt fabric, as broadcloth or oxford.
- shoaling — any large number of persons or things.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shogging — to shake; jolt.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- shopping — a retail store, especially a small one.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shotting — the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- shucking — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- shunning — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- shunting — the act or job of manoeuvring coaches
- si kiang — a river in S China, flowing E from Yunnan province to the South China Sea near Canton. 1250 miles (2012 km) long.
- siangtan — a city in E Hunan, in S China.
- siblings — a brother or sister.
- sideling — sidelong or sideways; obliquely.
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
- siegbahn — Karl Manne Georg [kahrl mahn-nuh yey-awr-yuh] /kɑrl ˈmɑn nə ˈyeɪ ɔr yə/ (Show IPA), 1886–1978, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1924.
- siftings — something sifted: siftings of flour.
- sighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- sign for — acknowledge receipt
- sign off — a token; indication.
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-off — the act or fact of signing off.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signally — conspicuously; notably.
- signieur — a lord
- signifie — (in linguistics) the signified.
- signiory — seigniory.
- signless — without a sign or sign-board
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- signpost — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singable — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singling — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- singlish — a variety of English spoken in Singapore, incorporating elements of Chinese and Malay
- singsong — verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- sinigrin — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KC 1 0 H 1 6 NO 9 S 2 ⋅H 2 O, found chiefly in the seeds of the black mustard, that deters some insect predators.
- sinkiang — Xinjiang
- sinology — the study of the language, literature, history, customs, etc., of China.
- sinsiang — a city in N Henan province, in E China.